Spring National High School Journalism Convention April 14-17, 2011 Anaheim Marriott Table of contents 2 Welcome 2 Welcome to Anaheim Welcome to the JEA/NSPA Spring JEA/NSPA Welcome National High School Journalism 3 Convention in Anaheim, Calif., where you will find hundreds of instructional 4 Convention Officials sessions covering writing, editing, design, broadcasting, photography, advertising 6 Convention Sponsors and digital media as well as personal and staff recognition. 8 Keynote Speakers

10 Featured Speakers 10 Featured speakers Join featured speakers each day as these 12 Special Events professionals and celebrities offer advice and suggestions, relating stories from 14 Special Strands their careers in journalism. 15 Middle School Strand 12 Special events 16 Awards As if hundreds of instructional sessions 24 Thursday at a Glance weren’t enough, this convention also offers a trade show, student contests, activities for advisers and other 25 Thursday Sessions opportunities to get to know your fellow convention-goers. 28 Friday at a Glance

33 Friday Sessions

48 Saturday at a Glance

52 Saturday Sessions

70 Speaker Biographies

88 Map of Anaheim Marriott

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Live From Anaheim logo designed by Daniel Falk, El Toro High School graduate (Lake Forest, Calif.) u u u u Images of Anaheim, Calif., courtesy of the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau

JEA/NSPA 1 Welcome to Anaheim

o measure the changes in came up with all the features you will a national convention, especially scholastic journalism since the enjoy this weekend. one in Southern California. That Tlast time we all met in Anaheim We encourage you to find a set JEA/NSPA leaders saw two almost- a few years ago can be pretty daunting. of sessions you can build upon for septuagenarians as good candidates Students have become leaders in your needs. Whether it’s tech issues, to lead a dynamic committee of the innovative use of technology student press conflicts, adviser help, outstanding convention planners to produce online publications innovation in yearbook production … shows that scholastic journalism and specialty media, advisers have you’ll find something in every hour. spans the decades with an revised and renewed their own skills Middle school students will have their understanding of its importance as they work to keep their students’ own carousel of ideas; new advisers to education and a vision for what achievements in the limelight, and we will be saluted grandly at the Friday journalism can be in the future. have all watched national media begin luncheon; Write-off judges include We thank our committee members to evolve into something new. more professional journalists than with unbridled pride in their That means coming back to ever before; hospitality areas are accomplishments, and thank you all for Anaheim can’t, and won’t be, the same- packed with fliers, books, exchange being with us this weekend. old, same-old convention experience! publications and an opportunity to go Welcome to Anaheim! We have planned, with JEA and NSPA’s one-on-one with JEA adviser/mentors. help, some special things for everyone. To rest and refresh, take time to Jolene Combs, El Camino College “Live, from Anaheim!” means stroll through Downtown Disney innovative sessions, a lot of exposure before you tour Disneyland. Take Konnie Krislock, Newport Beach, to professional and student talent Harbor Boulevard all the way to the local committee co-chairs (think the student film festival Saturday beach. Pan for gold at Knott’s Berry night), great local tours and support for Farm. Sit in the sun without your advisers every minute of every day. laptop, cell phone or Flip cam and Your planning committee includes think about how things can and will Top left photo: The Silver Bullet roller some of those people who worked on change in your journalism life when coaster is one of the many attractions at Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, Calif.). the Anaheim convention before. The you get back to school. Then come Top right photo: If you take Harbor wonderful mix includes experienced back inside and learn something new Boulevard from Anaheim, you will reach advisers, creative thinkers and in a session or at a coffee/soda session Newport Beach Harbor. cautionary veterans who have with colleagues and fellow students. Photos courtesy of the Anaheim/Orange enjoyed numerous breakfasts as they Nothing is more energizing than County Visitor & Convention Bureau

2 JEA/NSPA In his book “The Soloist,” Steve Lopez calls it the “golden rule” in journalism: Everyone has a story. “Talk to people,” he writes. “There’s no telling what you might find.”

Lopez’s amazing story about profiling and befriending local cuisine, or don a pair of mouse ears. Nathaniel Ayers holds life-changing lessons for journalists Events such as this rely on hundreds of volunteers, and and students. We’re thrilled to have Lopez as one of our we’re blessed to have the help of scholastic journalism’s keynote speakers at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High finest. Members of the Anaheim local committee, as well as School Journalism Convention. dozens of others from around the country, have pledged Moreover, his keynote is sure to set the tone for the entire their time and energy toward making this convention a convention. What better way to learn about journalism than success. If you see folks with name tags that say “speaker” or to talk to thousands of your peers, as well as hundreds of “local committee” or “staff,” be sure to tell them, “Thank you,” top-level educators and professionals? for all their hard work. This program is your key to unlocking a successful There’s more you can do to help. As you take part convention experience. Look through the hundreds of in convention activities, we would love to receive your breakout sessions for topics that interest you, or inspire feedback. You’ll notice this program contains 9876 you, or challenge you. Read up on our keynote speakers to small boxes with four digits next to most activity u u u develop insightful questions that will help you in your own descriptions. If you visit jea.org/eval on your computer scholastic journalism career. Find opportunities to unwind or Web-enabled mobile device, you can enter that code and and socialize with newly made friends at a dance, or while provide some feedback for each of the events you attend. watching a student film festival. But we encourage you not to wait for the evaluation to Starting with the opening keynote Thursday evening, all get the instruction you want. Raise your hand, ask questions convention activities will take place in the Anaheim Marriott and visit with instructors. In other words, talk to people. Hotel. In addition to speakers and social activities, we have There’s no telling what you might find. critiques, contests, a college fair and an exhibit hall full of journalism-related products and services. Logan Aimone, MJE, And don’t forget the surrounding area. Southern NSPA executive director California is among the most bustling areas for news media and entertainment. We hope you get a chance to explore Kelly Furnas, CJE, the area, whether that be to visit a local newsroom, sample JEA executive director

Explore Anaheim and its surrounding area and “talk to people.”

At right: Anaheim GardenWalk Below: Anaheim Marriott lobby Photos courtesy of the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau

JEA/NSPA 3 Convention officials

Journalism Education Association Officers Liaisons Jack Kennedy, MJE, president Linda Barrington, MJE, NCTE assembly Bob Bair, MJE, vice president Julie E. Dodd, MJE, scholastic press association directors Linda Drake, CJE, secretary Logan Aimone, MJE, NSPA Ann Visser, MJE, past president/ convention consultant Periodicals and Listserv Regional Directors Bradley Wilson, CJE, C:JET editor and webmaster Steve Matson, MJE, Region 1/Northwest Howard Spanogle, C:JET assistant editor Ellen Austin, CJE, Region 2/Southwest Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE, JEA Listserv manager Gary Lindsay, MJE, Region 3/North Central National Write-off Committee Wayna C. Polk, CJE, Region 4/ South Central Carrie Faust, MJE Brenda W. Gorsuch, MJE, Region 5/Southeast Kim Messadieh Tom Gayda, MJE, Region 6/ Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes Nancy Y. Smith, MJE Jane Blystone, MJE, Region 7/ Northeast Patricia Turley Commission Chairs Headquarters Staff Mark Newton, MJE, Certification A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Norma Kneese, MJE, Multicultural Kansas State University John Bowen, MJE, Scholastic Press Rights Kelly Furnas, CJE, executive director Lori Oglesbee-Petter, CJE, Development and Curriculum Connie Fulkerson, adminstrative assistant/bookstore manager Anita Marie Wertz, MJE, Junior High/Middle School Sharon Tally, officer manager/bookkeeper Pam Boller, office assistant/advertising manager National Scholastic Press Association Headquarters Staff Timothy S. Dorway, Chanhassen (Minn.) H.S. Logan Aimone, MJE, executive director Linda Drake, CJE, Chase County H.S., Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Emily Griesser, member services director Kathy Roberts Forde, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Marc Wood, communications director Columbia, S.C. Kathy Huting, contest/critique coordinator Monica Hill, CJE, North Carolina Scholastic Media Association, Jacqueline Flaum, administrative assistant University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Kay Dawson, accountant Christopher J. Ison, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Jane Kirtley, J.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Board of Directors Samuel Terilli, J.D., University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. Albert R. Tims, Ph.D., president, University of Minnesota, Alan Weintraut, CJE, Annandale (Va.) H.S. Minneapolis Laura Widmer, Northwest Missouri State University, David Therkelsen, treasurer, University of Minnesota, Maryville, Mo. Minneapolis

Get to know your convention leaders

Kelly Furnas, CJE Jack Kennedy, MJE Ann Visser, MJE Logan Aimone, MJE Albert R. Tims, JEA executive director JEA president JEA past president/ NSPA executive President, NSPA board convention consultant director of directors

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Local Convention Committee

Featured Speakers Student Film Festival Local Committee Chairs Kim Messadieh, El Camino Real High School Sean Ziebarth, Fountain Valley High School Nancy Zubiri, Venice High School Student Scholarships Friday Luncheon Lacey Buidosik, Dorsey High School Jo Zimmerman, MJE, Thousand Oaks High School Student Volunteers Michelle Saremi, Newbury Park High School Wendy Faust, Fairmont Prep

Jolene Combs, Konnie Krislock, Media Tours, Things-to-do Brochure Swap Shops JEA mentor, JEA mentor, Mitch Ziegler, CJE, Redondo Union Julie Braun, CJE, Irvine High School El Camino Newport Beach College High School T-shirts Opening, Strands Carol Strauss, retired, Newport Beach Adviser Gift Bags, Issue Seminars Kim Messadieh, El Camino Real High School Olga Kokino, CJE, University High School Vendors New-adviser Outreach Wendy Faust, Fairmont Prep Adviser Hospitality Lacey Buidosik, Dorsey High School Carrie Cunningham, Schurr High School, Sharon Branigan, retired, San Clemente Write-off Contests SCJEA president Steve Slagle, CJE, chair, San Gabriel Jo Zimmerman, MJE, Thousand Oaks On-site Critiques High School High School Diane Honda, MJE, Bullard High School Carol Strauss, judges, retired, Newport Beach Sharon Branigan, retired, San Clemente Adviser Receptions Outreach Academy Marilyn McElroy, retired, Palm Springs Sue Demerjian, Palos Verdes Intermediate Dawn Nelson, Lawndale High School Patrick Geil, San Joaquin Memorial High School Nancy Zubiri, Venice High School School Beth Lee, Hope International University Rebecca Chai, Walnut High School Online Promotions Lacey Buidosik, Dorsey High School College Connection Debra Schaefer, MJE, El Toro High School Ellen Kersey, CJE, Corban University, Jo Zimmerman, MJE, Thousand Oaks Video Salem, Ore. High School Mike Hernandez, Mira Costa High School

Curriculum Exchange Maestro Project Danielle Ryan, CJE, Carlsbad High School Lindsay Safe, Sunny Hills High School

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JEA/NSPA 5 Convention Convention sponsors rules

JEA and NSPA wish to thank the following These guidelines are established to ensure for their sponsorship and underwriting of that all convention participants have a safe convention events: and enjoyable stay in Anaheim.

A midnight convention curfew will be in effect Academy of Art University Wednesday through Saturday. Students should be Friday adviser luncheon in their rooms, making no excessive noise, at that time. The hotel reserves the right to remove any hotel Balfour Yearbooks guest who makes excessive noise or creates similar Printing of convention program disruption. Advisers/chaperones will be responsible for enforcing the nightly convention curfew. Friesens Saturday morning adviser hospitality refreshments No student will be admitted to the convention without a school-approved adviser/chaperone. At Gardena Valley News least one adviser/chaperone is required for every Printing of convention registration booklet 12 students. It is understood that by the act of registering students for the convention, advisers Herff Jones assume responsibility for their students’ behavior and Name badge lanyards & Saturday adviser luncheon well-being during the convention.

hsj.org & my.hsj.org Chaperones should recognize that they and their Thursday new adviser reception schools will be held liable for any damage to hotel facilities incurred by students under their supervision. Jostens Adviser tote bags Rudeness to hotel guests and employees; misuse of or reckless behavior on the elevators; excessive School Newspapers Online Friday student entertainment noise; destruction of property; or any other inappropriate behavior is not acceptable and can USC Annenberg School for Communication lead to expulsion from the hotel and/or criminal Friday adviser reception prosecution. Should individual students, advisers or delegations prove disruptive, JEA/NSPA officials Walsworth Publishing reserve the right to declare all fees forfeited and to Macintosh computer lab send delegates home at their own expense.

Breaking convention rules may result in disqualification from all contests and forfeiture of any awards won. Common Abbreviations Key Drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages DJNF — Dow Jones News Fund or possession/use of illegal drugs is absolutely CSPA — Columbia Scholastic Press Association prohibited. JEA — Journalism Education Association NSPA — National Scholastic Press Association All students are expected to wear their convention SIPA — Southern Interscholastic Press Association name badges at all times while in the convention hotel. CJE — Certified Journalism Educator MJE — Master Journalism Educator When outside the convention hotel, travel in NBCT — National Board Certified Teacher groups. Your personal safety is our concern.

6 JEA/NSPA Keynote speakers Steve Lopez 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Marquis Ballroom

Columnist Steve Lopez (top right) joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times in 2001 after four years at Time Inc., where he wrote for Time, Sports Illustrated, Life and Entertainment Weekly. Prior to Time Inc., Lopez was a columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Jose Mercury News and the Oakland Tribune. His work has won numerous national journalism awards for column writing and magazine reporting. Lopez has won more than a dozen national journalism awards and is in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists Hall of Fame. Lopez is the author of three novels and a book of nonfiction, “The Soloist: A Lost Dream, An Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music.” The 2008 book is based on columns Lopez wrote for The Times about his friendship with a downtown Los Angeles musician. A film version was released in 2009. Lisa Ling and Laura Ling 1 p.m. Friday, Marquis Ballroom

Lisa Ling (center right) is the co- executive producer and host of “Our America” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She is also a field correspondent for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and contributor to ABC News’ “Nightline,” reporting from dozens of countries. She was the first female host of National Geographic’s flagship show “Explorer.” She got her start in journalism at age 21 as a correspondent for “Channel One News,” where she covered the civil war in Afghanistan. She later went to become a co-host of daytime TV’s “The View,” which won its first daytime Emmy during her time at the show. Laura Ling (bottom right) is the host and reporter on “E! Investigates,” a documentary series on the E! Network, which explores topics such as teen suicide and the challenges faced by military spouses. Prior to joining the E! Network Ling served as vice president of Current TV’s journalism department and created Current’s weekly investigative documentary series, “Vanguard.” Ling also worked as a correspondent, reporting on crucial issues from around the world. In March 2009, while reporting on the trafficking of North Korean women, Ling was detained by North Korean soldiers along the Chinese-North Korean border. She and colleague Euna Lee were arrested and held captive in North Korea for 140 days before being granted a special pardon and returning to the United States. Lisa and Laura Ling are co-authors of “Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and The Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home,” the story of Laura Ling’s capture by the North Koreans and the efforts of her sister, Lisa Ling, to secure Laura’s release by former President Bill Clinton. A book signing will follow their presentation.

8 JEA/NSPA Featured speakers

Lalo Alcaraz John Cadiz Klemack Political cartooning in newspapers and beyond Standby: A life in TV news 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 1 Lalo Alcaraz is perhaps the most prolific Chicano John Cadiz Klemack is a general assignment artist in the nation. He is the creator of the first reporter for “Today in LA,” KNBC’s early morning nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino newscast airing from 5-7 a.m. and the “Midday daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha,” which is syndicated Report” at 11 a.m. He joined the news team in January by Universal Uclick to more than 100 newspapers, 2008. Prior to joining KNBC, Klemack spent four years including the Los Angeles Times. Lalo produced editorial cartoons for as a reporter and anchor for a FOX Affiliate in Salt Lake City. While there the LA Weekly from 1992-2010 and now creates editorial cartoons in he covered some of the biggest stories in the Intermountain West — English and Spanish for Universal. Lalo’s books include “Latino USA: A from the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping to the arrest and prosecution of Cartoon History” and “Migra Mouse: Political Cartoons On Immigration.” polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs. Klemack has been honored with a Alcaraz also authored the first collection of his daily comic strips, “La number of awards, including a local Emmy award for producing. Cucaracha.” Alcaraz is the co-host of KPFK Radio’s satirical talk show, “The Pocho Hour of Power,” heard Fridays at 4 p.m. in L.A. on 90.7 FM. Rich Connell There will be a book signing after his talk. Using multimedia tools in investigations 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E Eric Best Rich Connell is a veteran investigative and Journalism or Business: It’s the story! multimedia reporter with the Los Angeles Times. 11 a.m. Friday, Marquis Northwest In his nearly 40 years as a journalist, he’s covered Eric Best is the author of “Into My Father’s Wake” everything from local political corruption to post- about his 5,000-mile solo sail from San Francisco 9/11 terrorism and international street gangs. His to Hawaii. His 20-year newspaper career included work has been recognized with numerous awards, the Lowell Sun, the Stockton California Record, USA including the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting; Investigative Today and the San Francisco Examiner. He won a Reporters & Editors awards; Los Angeles Times awards for multimedia 1983 Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, where he studied reporting and investigative projects; as well a California Newspaper the nature of capitalism and economic behaviors. He also wrote a Publisher’s Association feature writing prize. children’s book, “The Deep.” There will be a book signing after his talk. Marc Cooper James C. Black New Media: Here comes everybody Staying ahead of the game 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E Marc Cooper is an award-winning journalist and The NFL editor for Yahoo! Sports, James C. Black author who has reported from across the country has been involved in journalism for nearly 25 years. and around the world for four decades. His articles, He served as writer/editor for Fremont High’s Green essays and interviews have appeared in scores of & Gold newspaper in Oakland, Calif. He earned a B.A. publications ranging from The Atlantic, The New from San Francisco State University, and covered Yorker and Harper’s to Rolling Stone, Playboy and the L.A. Weekly. He athletics for the Golden Gater newspaper. After graduating from is a former senior editor of The Huffington Post and is a contributing college and interning at Sports Illustrated, Black helped cover high editor of The Nation magazine. The author of three nonfiction books, school and college sports for Newsday (N.Y.), Roanoke Times (Va.), including the L.A. Times bestseller “Pinochet and Me,” Cooper is an News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.) and The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, associate professor of professional practice and director of Annenberg Va.) for five years. Black has spent 12 years handling the NFL, mostly Digital News at the USC Annenberg School for Journalism and coordinating coverage and updating Web pages. In that time, he’s Communication. covered nine Super Bowls, three Pro Bowls and 10 NFL drafts. He’s helped build readership for the Internet’s two most popular sports Paloma Esquivel destinations: ESPN. com and Yahoo! Sports. Breaking into journalism: Tips for young reporters 9 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest David Blumenkrantz Paloma Esquivel is a reporter for the Los Angeles Advocacy Photojournalism: Alternative outlets Times, where until recently she covered crime and for visual reporting courts in Orange County. Most recently she helped 1 p.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest cover municipal scandals in the Los Angeles County David Blumenkrantz is as an associate professor city of Bell. Before coming to The Times she was a of photojournalism and visual communication freelance writer who published stories in Colorlines, at California State University, Northridge. A Thenation.com and La Prensa in Riverside, Calif. photographer, videographer and writer, he holds an M.F.A. in visual communication, an M.A. in art education and a B.A. in journalism. He spent eight years in Africa working as a photojournalist and documentarist.

10 JEA/NSPA Michael Fleeman Robert Lopez You want to cover Hollywood? LOL! Using social media on deadline 10 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest 1 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E Michael Fleeman is the West Coast editor of Using multimedia tools in investigations People.com, the world’s largest entertainment news 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E website with 14 million unique visitors and nearly Robert Lopez is an award-winning investigative 1 billion page views monthly. Fleeman was a staff reporter and multimedia journalist at the Los Angeles reporter for 13 years with the Associated Press before Times. In his 18 years at The Times, he has covered moving to People Weekly in 1999 as a staff correspondent. In 2007, issues involving crime, corruption and immigration across the United he began overseeing the magazine website’s Los Angeles operations States and in Mexico and Central America. He is the evening/nighttime as well as coordinating video coverage for People TV. Fleeman blogger for L.A. Now, The Times’ breaking-news blog. has covered the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG Awards and Grammys, the annual Television Critics Association meeting and the Scott Mason film festivals in Sundance, Toronto and Palm Springs. A former cops Technologically speaking, what’s the future of radio? and courts reporter, Fleeman is also a bestselling author of true-crime 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 books, with two more titles coming out in 2011. Scott Mason began his radio career at age 15 by obtaining an FCC third-class license. His first job was Sid Garcia answering request lines at KKDJ Los Angeles. He got Gadgets, facts and deadlines: his FCC first-class license the next year and moved Getting the story right and on the air to KIQQ Los Angeles. He hit the airwaves in LA at 17, 9 a.m. Saturday, Marquis South recording shows on county station KGBS while doing engineering Sid Garcia is a longtime general assignment work at station Ten-Q. To hone his on-air skills, he worked weekends on reporter for KABC-TV. He was raised in Southern the air at KBIK in Lompoc, Calif. While still in college, he became chief California. He graduated with a B.A. in journalism engineer and weekend deejay at a new station, KROQ, which has been from California State University, Long Beach. He has popular among youth ever since. KROQ became part of CBS through been a member of the California Chicano News Media Association for a number of acquisitions and name changes through the 1980s and more than 20 years and is a member of its board of directors. He is also ‘90s. Mason was promoted in 2000 to regional director of engineering. a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. In 2009, he was assigned to work with the CBS Digital group, which streams all CBS stations as well as AOL, Yahoo, LAST.FM and other Sara Harris stations. Mason is on the board of directors of the Society of Broadcast Radio realities: Mapping the city through sound Engineers, and he is involved with FEMA’s efforts to provide disaster 9 a.m. Friday, Elite 3 communications to the American public as a board member of the Sara Harris is host and senior producer of “Hear Primary Entry Point Advisory Committee. in the City,” a local environment, arts and education radio magazine on 90.7 FM, in Los Angeles. Harris Robert Scheer has more than a decade of experience as an audio Journalism thrives on the Internet artist and radio journalist reporting from California 11 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 and Mexico. Her work focuses on immigrant communities, urban Robert Scheer, editor- in-chief of Truthdig, has geography, land use and environmental justice. Harris’s radio stories built a reputation for strong social and political have been featured on “Marketplace,” “All Things Considered,” “Morning writing during his 30 years as a journalist. His Edition,” “Studio 360,” “Living on Earth,” BBC’s “The World” and Mexico’s columns appear in newspapers across the country, IMER national network. Harris founded the AudioPostales cross-border and his in-depth interviews have made headlines. radio project with youth in Mexico and the U.S. She continues to Scheer can be heard on the political radio program “Left, Right and develop community journalism and to teach radio and multimedia Center” on KCRW, the National Public Radio affiliate in Santa Monica, journalism to youth. Calif. He is a clinical professor of communications at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Martin Kent Journalism. Scheer has written nine books, the latest of which is Everyone has a story — including you “The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom E Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street,” released Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker in September. There will be a book signing after his talk. Martin Kent is the son of Polish Holocaust survivors, but he never knew their story. Then in 1999 he made Natasha Vargas-Cooper a documentary on Oskar Schindler. That opened We, the young people, whom you so rightly fear up a dialogue with his parents. Two years later, he Noon Friday, Elite 2 traveled with his father, Jack, to Poland. There he learned that his Natasha Vargas-Cooper is the author of “Mad father, who is Catholic, put his life on the line 70 years ago and saved Men Unbuttoned,” a companion book to the “Mad the filmmaker’s Jewish mother, Roza, who was on the run after the Men” TV series. After graduating UCLA she worked Nazis had massacred more than 6,000 Jews in her town. When Israeli as a union organizer for several years, then made the officials learned of this story, they subsequently awarded Jack Kent switch to journalism. She has been published online the very same medal of heroism as Oskar Schindler. “Years Later We and in print by the Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Interview Would Remember” — the documentary, the book, the website and Magazine, Gawker, Daily Beast and the Awl. public presentations — aim to promote tolerance in a compelling and entertaining way.

JEA/NSPA 11 Special events Trade Show Exhibits On-site Critiques Dozens of national and local vendors and colleges will educate and Advisers and staffs who submitted newspapers, newsmagazines, entertain during the trade show exhibit. Find out what’s new, yearbooks, videos and literary magazines for a critique should chat with company representatives, pick up information and have check appointment times posted at the Elite Registration Counter. A some fun. complete schedule will be posted near the critique room Friday and 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Platinum 1-6 Saturday. Since critiques are only 30 minutes long, it is important to be on time. 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, La Jolla Write-off Contest Check-in If both your Write-off registration and JEA membership fees have been paid, your school’s Write-off packet containing student contest JEA Bookstore tickets, additional instructions and contest room assignments may Check out the new books, as well as popular bestsellers, at the JEA be picked up at the Write-off desk. If you have not paid, you must Bookstore. Nearly 300 items relating to journalism are available, do so at this time. Noon Friday is the deadline for substitutions in including textbooks, curriculum development, yearbook, newspaper, preregistered categories. No new entries will be accepted at the design, photography, writing, desktop publishing, new media, convention. Lost tickets will be replaced for $5. Broadcast contest advertising and broadcast. Did you forget Write-off supplies? Check entrants in Videography, In-camera Feature and Broadcast Package here to buy dictionaries, thesauruses, stylebooks, paper, pens, pencils, must have their contest ticket before the 8 a.m. Friday orientation rulers and erasers. Supplies are limited. Look for schedule of Meet the meetings. Author book signings throughout the convention. Desk open: 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Elite Registration Counter Grand Ballroom G-H-J NSPA Best of Show Adviser Hospitality Will your staff bring home the trophy this year? See how your Meet with your colleagues from across the country in the adviser publication fares against others represented at the convention. High hospitality suite, the hot spot for advisers. Local committee school publications are eligible if at least one student representative members will be available to recommend sightseeing, dining and is attending the convention, and junior high publications can enter entertainment options. Friesen Yearbooks will underwrite Saturday if the adviser is a registered delegate at the convention. Enter your morning hospitality refreshments. newspaper, newsmagazine, literary arts magazine, video, website or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, yearbook at the Best of Show desk. Winners will be announced at the Grand Ballroom G-H-J NSPA Awards Ceremony on Saturday. Desk open: 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Platinum 1-6 College Connection It’s a quantum leap from high school journalism to a career in mass communications, and the connecting step is college. Representatives First-Time Attendee of colleges and universities, from California and across the nation, will share information about their institutions. They will discuss their Orientation Meeting journalism programs, majors, student opportunities and possible Advisers attending their first JEA/NSPA convention should consider careers. They’ll have copies of their catalogs and their student attending a short orientation meeting. JEA Past President Ann Visser publications available so you can get a first-hand look at the work will provide a general overview and explanation of convention they do. Some colleges bring student editors to discuss publications events and how to get the most out of them. Meet in the front of with you. Have your questions ready. Preregistration was required. A the room. ticket is required. 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Marquis South 9 and 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom F Adviser Reception Honoring Meet the Mentors This is your chance to talk one-on-one with a JEA mentor. Ask for First-Time Attendees advice. Ask about how to get a mentor for yourself. Ask about how to Advisers who are first-time convention attendees and Outreach become a mentor. Or just talk about teaching and advising. All JEA participants are the guests of honor at this informal reception for all mentors are experienced journalism educators who are good listeners advisers. Meet the local committee, the JEA board of directors and and have plenty of tricks up their sleeves to help you solve journalism JEA and NSPA staffs. This informal reception will follow the opening problems. Stop by and visit in the Adviser Hospitality room. keynote. Nsj.org & my.hsj.org is the sponsor of this event. 9 a.m. to noon and 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, and 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, 9:30 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Orange County 1-2 Grand Ballroom G-H-J

12 JEA/NSPA Middle School Advisers Electronic Curriculum Reception Exchange If you sent in materials for the electronic curriculum exchange, your With a new concept in mind, the Anaheim Committee is hosting a free CD of the submitted items is in your registration packet. reception just for middle school advisers. Come for a midmorning pick-me-up and get information on the middle school carousels. 10 a.m. to noon Friday, SCJEA Suite (Come to Middle Madness to get the room number) Hands-on Computer Sessions If you are interested in getting hands-on computer experience, sign up and get a ticket at the registration desk for one or more of the scheduled sessions. The lab in room Elite 1 has courses InDesign, Friday Adviser Luncheon iWeb, Garage Band, Photoshop and Audacity software. There is a 34-person limit so it’s first-come, first served. No more than two Often the best adviser information and advice happen during people per school per session may sign up, and only those with informal conversations around a luncheon table. For this opportunity, tickets may sit at a computer. Walsworth Publishing Co. has provided join the convention planning committee and JEA mentors at the this lab. Friday Adviser Luncheon featuring Geneva Overholser, director Friday and Saturday, Elite 1 of the School of Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Her topic will be “Journalism: The future has never looked more promising.” Here is the opportunity to make new friends, ask questions, share experiences and perhaps Saturday Adviser win a door prize. Relax under the palm trees and enhance your convention experience. Preregistration was required. Please bring Recognition Luncheon your ticket. JEA and NSPA will present awards at this special event. New and 11 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Friday, Platinum Patio renewing Certified Journalism Educators and Master Journalism Educators will be recognized. Winners of JEA’s Yearbook Adviser of the Year, Teacher Inspiration Award, Rising Star and Diversity awards Media Swap Shops for will be honored. Sarah Nichols, MJE, Yearbook Adviser of the Year, and Linda Puntney, MJE, Teacher Inspiration Award winner, will Students and Advisers speak. Preregistration was required. Please bring your ticket. Herff Newspaper, newsmagazine, yearbook, literary magazine, broadcast, Jones has underwritten this event. junior high/middle school and adviser swap shops are prime Noon to 2:20 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom F opportunities for preregistered students and advisers to share useful ideas and concepts with others. Bring at least nine samples of your newspaper, literary magazine or one copy of your yearbook or broadcast DVD to show at your table. Each delegate attending a Student Film Festival Swap Shop must have a ticket, which will be in the school registration Saturday night will feature a first-time student film festival. Students packet. Please check the ticket for your assigned table and time. were invited to submit 10- to 20-minute feature or documentary 8 and 9 p.m. Friday, Grand Salon E (high school students) films, suitable for ages 13-18, for this event. A concession area will be 8 a.m. Friday, Orange County 4 (middle school students and advisers) available. At the end of the screenings, awards will go to the winning 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 10 (advisers) filmmakers as determined by the audience. 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Marquis Ballroom Friday Adviser Reception Friday’s reception attendees will be entertained with a jazz band Award Ceremonies and treated to a dessert buffet. Those who are judging Write-off Two award presentations will recognize students and their work. competitions are especially encouraged to attend this reception NSPA will honor winners of Best of Show, Pacemakers and individual when they have finished judging. Advisers can look forward to free awards at 3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Marquis Ballroom. JEA will door-prize drawings beginning at 10 p.m. USC Annenberg School for announce winners of the Write-off competitions and National High Communication and Journalism is the sponsor for this event. School Journalist of the Year scholarship recipients during the closing 8:30-11 p.m. Friday, Orange County 1-2 ceremony, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday in Marquis Ballroom. JEA and NSPA encourage everyone to celebrate all winners. Student Dance A dance for students on Friday night will have music provided by a disc jockey. This is a good time to enjoy the music and dance with other student journalists from around the country. Students must present their convention name badge to be admitted to the dance sponsored by School Newspapers Online. 9 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Platinum 5-6

JEA/NSPA 13 Special strands JEA Certification Preparation Teachers interested Get Certified: Coverage, content and Get Certified: Photojournalism in pursuing JEA’s reporting 9 a.m. Saturday, Suite 304 Certified Journalism 9 a.m. Friday, Suite 304 Educator or Get Certified: Design and graphics Master Journalism Get Certified: Role and history of media 10 a.m. Saturday, Suite 304 Educator status 10 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas Get Certified: Legal and ethical issues may be interested Get Certified: Managing student media 11 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas in attending 10 a.m. Friday, Suite 312 these sessions in Why consider JEA certification? preparation for Get Certified: Writing and editing 10 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas testing. 11 a.m. Friday, Suite 304 For New or Nearly New Advisers If you’re a rookie Taming the grading monster Advising students on First Amendment journalism teacher 9 a.m. Friday, Newport Beach rights or adviser, come to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas these sessions to Putting the ‘pal’ in principal absorb knowledge 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 2 JEA Mentoring: Triage for new advisers from JEA mentors Accentuate the positive 9 a.m. Saturday, Desert Springs willing to share 9 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas Leadership Development = Good Business their expertise. 9 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas Look through the Building relationships program for other 9 a.m. Friday, Suite 315 What I wish I had known ... sessions specifically Proven strategies to make money 9 a.m. Saturday, Suite 312 for advisers. 10 a.m. Friday, Newport Beach Grammar crammers for journalists Whose grade is it anyway? 10 a.m. Saturday, Desert Springs Noon Friday, Suite 312 It’s your opinion; get it right TAO of Journalism: Transparent, 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom B accountable, open Help for new advisers 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C 10 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles Putting together a literary magazine 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D Administrators A number of Putting the ‘pal’ in principal TAO of Journalism: Transparent, activities and 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 2 accountable, open sessions during the 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C convention will be Building relationships of interest to school 9 a.m. Friday, Suite 315 Making the case for scholastic journalism administrators. They The importance of sound editorial policies 9 a.m. Saturday, Suite 315 may attend any 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C Why consider JEA certification? sessions, but here 10 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas are some they might Stemming assault on scholastic journalism find helpful. They are programs Censorship, fact and fiction invited to the 7:15 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A a.m. Friday meet, eat ‘Protocol for Free and Responsible Student Don’t cut that class! and greet regional 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A meetings and the News Media’ 8 a.m. Friday JEA 10 a.m. Friday, Suite 315 Opening forums and opening minds general membership Mythbusting high-school journalism 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D meeting. 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C

14 JEA/NSPA Middle school Middle school Middle madness Junior High/Middle School Commission journalism advisers 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 4 meeting and students have scheduled sessions Middle School Advisers Reception 8 a.m. Saturday, Suite 312 in a meeting room 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Local Committee Suite Writing/photography evaluation dedicated just to 8 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 them. Advisers, we’ll Middle-school writing activity show you how to 10 a.m. Friday, Orange County 4 Photos in 5 prepare younger Middle School: Time for recess! 9 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 students for the 11 a.m. Friday, Orange County 4 3 P’s: Publication policy planning world of journalism. And students, we’ll Great design from unexpected places 10 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 show you how to Noon Friday, Orange County 4 Our Favorite Trends: 2010 is so last year get started and 11 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 prepare you for the Behind the lens future. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 4 Size 7 shoes, size 9 feet Middle School Fun Night and Swap Shop Noon Saturday, Orange County 4 For complete descriptions of 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, Orange County 4 Roundtable: Looking ahead to high-school each middle school journalism (2.5 hours) session, please see 1 p.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 Friday sessions on page 34 and Saturday sessions on page 52. thursday at a glance

(Room capacities 8:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. Evening in parentheses)

Elite 1 Photoshop for beginners (34)

Elite 2 JOY judges’ dinner, judging Redesign seminar (51) (6 p.m.-midnight)

Elite 3 Writer’s workshop (50)

Elite Registration Check-in for Write-offs and On-site Critiques (until 7 p.m.) Counter

Grand Ballroom K Write-off headquarters (40)

Marquis Ballroom New-adviser orientation Opening Ceremony/ (2,462) (6:45 p.m.) Keynote (7:30-9 p.m.)

Orange County 1-2 (334)

Platinum 1-6 Convention check-in and registration, trade show, Best of Show desk (until 7 p.m.) (1,349) ANAHEIM MARRIOTT Adviser Reception Platinum 8 (54) Team storytelling (9:30-11 p.m.) Platinum 7-8

Platinum 9 (45) Leadership seminar

Platinum 10 (30) Digital photography workshop

Suite 304 Mentor training (30)

Suite 312 Mentor forum (27)

Garden A National journalism PLC training (30)

Palm East JEA board meeting (66)

Palm West JEA Outreach Academy (66) SHERATON PARK SHERATON

Advisers Computer Technology Law/Ethics Photography Broadcast Digital Media Middle School Yearbook 24 JEA/NSPA Business/Advertising General Audience Newspaper thursday

ADVISING 8:30 a.m. What is this box? u u u u 9876 Mentor forum Mentors who have gone through Preregistration was required for the It’s your chance to tell us training will discuss strategies they 1041 Thursday workshops. what you think about the sessions are using to help their mentees. you attend. Visit jea.org/eval on your Nick Ferentinos, Saratoga, Calif.; Bill Flechtner, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, PHOTOGRAPHY computer or Web-enabled mobile MJE, Warner Pacific College, Portland, Ore., Photoshop for beginners device, enter that code and provide Peggy Gregory, CJE, Glendale, Ariz., and Learn to use Adobe Photoshop in this some feedback for each of the Judy Robinson, CJE, University of Florida, daylong workshop. events you attend. You’ll be able to Gainesville, Fla. Mark Murray, Arlington ISD, 1006 rank each session as well as provide 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Suite 312 Arlington, Texas further input to help us improve our 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Elite 1 ADVISING upcoming conventions. National journalism professional NEWSPAPER learning community training Redesign seminar Advisers will join with other GENERAL AUDIENCE 1046 This seminar will take students through a journalism professionals to create discussion of advanced packaging Leadership seminar 1011 working PLCs using a national techniques, grid design, typography Leading the way for the best staff you can journalism PLC (NJPLC) model. Advisers can and infographics. Students are have starts now! This special session 1021 join with other participants to create a PLC on encouraged to bring their own publications will give the editors the chance to site or simply learn about the NCPLC model for sharing. learn not only what it means to be and bring that knowledge home to create Pete LeBlanc, Antelope High School, a good leader but also how to be a good their own group. Antelope, Calif. leader. This intense day of interactivity and Karen Barrett, MJE, Wheeling High School, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Elite 2 motivation will help editors produce some of Wheeling, Ill.; Paul Restivo, CJE, Johnson the best publications and manage the best County Community College, Overland Park, GENERAL AUDIENCE staffs ever. Kan.; and Jim Streisel, MJE, Carmel High Sarah Nichols, MJE, Whitney High School, School, Carmel, Ind. Writers’ workshop Rocklin, Calif. If you’re looking for ways to sharpen 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Garden A, Sheraton and brighten your writing so others 1016 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Platinum 9 will be clamoring to read it, this MEETING PHOTOGRAPHY day-long, interactive seminar is for you. This JEA board meeting seminar will entertain and inspire as well as Digital photography workshop JEA board members meet to discuss ongoing give you a chance to analyze excellent writing Designed for photographers who have at projects and other agenda items. and apply what you learn to your own work. least one year’s experience shooting 1026 Jack Kennedy, MJE, Colorado High School Dan Austin, Casa Roble High School, for their publications, this intensive Press Association, Highlands Ranch, Colo. Orangevale, Calif. workshop will cover composition, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Palm East, Sheraton 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Elite 3 lighting, cropping and camera technique. Participants will receive instruction and go ADVISING GENERAL AUDIENCE out on assignment. Following the photo shoot area professional photographers will JEA Outreach Academy 1051 Team storytelling critique students’ work and offer editing tips This intensive one-day program will Great storytelling combines strong 1031 and techniques. Participants must bring a include training in setting up, staffing writing, insightful photos and digital camera, and they are encouraged to and funding a journalism program; teaching reader-friendly design. Behind it bring a laptop computer with the photo- the basics of journalism; design; press law; all is good planning. In this team-based editing program (Photoshop, Lightroom) they making sure your publication represents your reporting experience, students will work in will use. student body; and covering issues pertaining groups of three to create real story packages. Andy Nelson, Kansas State University, to diversity. The workshop begins with instruction on Manhattan, Kan. Steve O’Donoghue, California Scholastic planning packages with readers in mind, and 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Platinum 10 Journalism Initiative, Sacramento, Calif.; Linda then the students will go off-site to gather Shockley, Dow Jones News Fund, Princeton, stories. Students will come back to the hotel ADVISING N.J., and Stan Zoller, MJE, Rolling Meadows to finish their packages. High School, Rolling Meadows, Ill. Jill Chittum, CJE, Blue Valley High School, Mentor training 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Palm West, Sheraton Stilwell, Kan.; Lindsay Safe, Sunny Hills High JEA’s new mentors will meet for training sessions. School, Fullerton, Calif., and Amy DeVault, CJE, 1036 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan. Nick Ferentinos, Saratoga, Calif.; 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Platinum 8 Bill Flechtner, MJE, Warner Pacific Trade Show Exhibits College, Portland, Ore., Peggy Gregory, CJE, Dozens of vendors and colleges will Glendale, Ariz., and Judy Robinson, CJE, be on hand during the exhibit. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. 1-7 p.m. Thursday, Platinum 1-6 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Suite 304

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CONTEST Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address Scholarship judging Walk the red carpet as the local committee welcomes 1056 Those who volunteered to judge the you to the Anaheim convention and fills you in on Journalist of the Year scholarship competition what’s in store. Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez will will meet here until the judging is completed. give the keynote address. 6 p.m. Thursday, Elite 2 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Marquis Ballroom 6:45 p.m.

ADVISING New adviser convention orientation 9:30 p.m. Advisers attending their first JEA/ 1061 Adviser Reception NSPA convention should consider Advisers who are first-time convention attendees and Outreach participants attending a short orientation meeting to get a general overview and are the guests of honor at this informal reception for all advisers. Meet the explanation of convention events and how to local committee, the JEA board of directors and JEA and NSPA staffs. This get the most out of them. informal reception will follow the opening keynote. Reception sponsor is Ann Visser, MJE, Pella Community High hsj.org and my.hsj.org. School, Pella, Iowa 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Platinum 7-8 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Marquis Center

The Roy H. Park School of Communications would like to congratulate the 2010 S’Park Media Mentor Award Winners

Lori Oglesbee Mike Zito McKinney High School, Staples High School, Texas Connecticut

Do you know of an outstanding high school media mentor? Nominations Clifton Raphael Dharini Rasiah for the 2011 award are now being Jenks High School, Berkeley High School, accepted. For more information, visit: Oklahoma California www.ithaca.edu/rhp/community/sparkaward

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26 JEA/NSPA Advisers Computer Technology Law/Ethics Photography Broadcast Digital Media Middle School Yearbook friday at a glance Business/Advertising General Audience Newspaper Rooms beginning with D through L

(Room capacities 7:15 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Noon 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4-6 p.m. Evening in parentheses)

Desert Springs Region 5/Southeast JEA state directors Working with A program in the city Broadcast contest Write-off contest (44) meet, eat and greet meeting technology

(3:30 p.m.) CJE/MJE Elite 1 InDesign: Text is Beginner’s InDesign InDesign creativity Creating a Soundslides presentation (2 hours) certification testing (34) more than words (2.5 hours) How to be a one- We, the young Elite 2 Success with a small Incredible person multimedia Story matters here people, whom you so Write-off contest (95) staff embeddables journalist rightly fear Radio realities: Elite 3 The power of The pop and pow of Mapping the city Issue Seminar: Schools going green Write-off contest (92) positivity advertising design through sound

Elite Registration Check-in for Write-offs and On-site Critiques (until 3 p.m.) Counter

Stemming assault on Community Grand Ballroom A Region 1/Northwest Get an internship, get Taking the ‘lede’ scholastic journalism Blah, blah, blog journalism: From war Write-off contest (80) meet, eat and greet a job programs vets to prison

Grand Ballroom B Region 2/Southwest All the students, all Thou shalt not shovel Producing a winning JOY portfolio Team yearbook Write-off contest (80) meet, eat and greet the time

Region 4/South The importance TAO of Journalism: Grand Ballroom C That’s not plagiarism! Mythbusting high- How to get and use Central meet, eat and of sound editorial Transparent, Write-off contest (80) Or is it? school journalism press credentials greet policies accountable, open 20 Design Rules — Grand Ballroom D Take the ‘dead’ out of Putting together a Organization 101 Sell like a pro Hey, I didn’t make up Write-off contest (80) deadlines literary magazine this stuff Political cartooning Grand Ballroom E No same old, same New Media: Here Everyone has a story Staying ahead of the in newspapers and Write-off contest (306) old comes everybody — including you game beyond Write-off judges Grand Ballroom F (2:45 p.m.) Write-off College Connection dinner and judging (400) moderators meeting (6 p.m.-midnight) JEA Bookstore/Adviser Hospitality (8 a.m.-5 p.m.); Grand Ballroom Meet the Mentors (9 a.m.-noon; 2:30-3:30 p.m.); G-H-J (120) Resources for the journalism classroom (10 a.m.)

Grand Ballroom K Write-off Headquarters (all day) (40)

JEA Suite National journalism PLC meeting Broadcast contest taping

La Jolla On-site Critiques (until 3:30 p.m.) Write-off contest (40)

Los Angeles (7:30 a.m.) Broadcast Broadcast Package Broadcast Contests (Broadcast moderators meeting at 12:30 p.m.; contests continue until 6 p.m.) (30) Moderators Meeting orientation meeting

28 JEA/NSPA JEA/NSPA 29 Advisers Computer Technology Law/Ethics Photography Broadcast Digital Media Middle School Yearbook friday at a glance Business/Advertising General Audience Newspaper Rooms beginning with M through S

(Room capacities 7:15 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Noon 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4-6 p.m. Evening in parentheses)

Marquis Center Storytelling: The heart M&M’s — It’s more No excuses Write-off contest (1,228) of what we do than just candy

Marquis Not your grandma’s Journalism or Business: General session/keynote Four of a kind Write-off contest Northwest (442) yearbook copy It’s the story! (1-2:20 p.m. in the Marquis Ballroom)

Marquis South A ‘Glee’-worthy Photography: yearbook distribution From ordinary to Game changer Write-off contest (792) event extraordinary Region 6/Mid-Atlantic Have questions about Earning money online: Newport Beach In-camera Feature Taming the grading Proven strategies to Broadcast moderators and Great Lakes meet, Quill and Scroll? Here’s Make your website Broadcast contest orientation meeting monster make money meeting (44) eat and greet the scoop work Free tools to inspire, Orange County 1 JEA general Telling this year(book)’s Yearbook: Standby: A life in TV The right to write invoke and innovate Write-off contest (165) membership meeting story Chronological style news your Web journalism ... Adviser Reception (8:30 p.m.) Orange County 2 Putting the ‘pal’ in Leading the writing of Run your publication Yearbook Remix: Designapalooza Write-off contest (127) principal others like a theme park Lessons from DJs

Orange County 3 The devil’s in the The Power of 10: Photography Portfolio Going gaga for social Foto finish Write-off contest (128) details Awesome academics 2.0 media

Middle School Fun Orange County 4 Middle-school writing Middle School: Time Great design from Middle madness Behind the lens Write-off contest Night and Swap Shop activity for recess! unexpected places (127) (6:30-10 p.m.)

Platinum Patio Adviser Luncheon (95)

Platinum 1-6 Student Dance Convention check-in and registration, trade show, Best of Show desk (Platinum 5,6: (1,349) 9-11:30 p.m.) Advising students Rancho Las Region 3/North Central Videography Accentuate the Get Certified: Role and Journalism camp in Broadcast contest judging on First Amendment Write-off contest meet, eat and greet orientation meeting positive history of media a can Palmas (44) rights

San Diego Region 7/Northeast CJE/MJE certification Photo judging (until 2 p.m.) Write-off contest (25) meet, eat and greet study session

SCJEA Suite Middle School Advisers Reception

Get Certified: Suite 304 Grading: Ideas for Get Certified: Writing Coverage, content and Make it work Broadcast contest Write-off contest making it easier and editing (63) reporting Get Certified: Suite 312 Whose grade is it Broadcast teacher talk Managing student Trip adviser Broadcast contest Write-off contest anyway? (56) media

Suite 315 ‘Protocol for Free and Building relationships Responsible Student Broadcast contest Write-off contest (56) News Media’

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meeting and to get assignments for their 7:15 a.m. Friday’s special events in contest. Bring required supplies and Grand Ballroom G-H-J equipment. Contest ticket is required. ADVISERS 8 a.m. Friday, Los Angeles Meet, eat and greet Adviser Hospitality JEA invites teacher and adviser delegates Meet with your colleagues from CONTEST to attend one of seven meet-eat-and-greet across the country. Local committee In-camera Feature contest sessions led by JEA regional directors. It’s orientation meeting a great way to network with others in your members will be available to All students entered in the In-camera Feature region and offer suggestions on how JEA recommend sightseeing, dining and contest will meet here for an orientation can better meet your needs as a journalism entertainment options. meeting and to get assignments for their teacher. Those attending a JEA/NSPA 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday contest. Bring required supplies and convention for the first time are especially equipment. Contest ticket is required. encouraged to stop by, as tips for getting JEA Bookstore 8 a.m. Friday, Newport Beach the most from a national convention will Check out the new books, as well be shared. If you are interested, you may be linked with a mentor. A continental breakfast as popular bestsellers, at the JEA CONTEST will be served at 7:15 a.m.; then you are Bookstore. Nearly 300 items relating Videography contest invited to the JEA general membership to journalism are available. Supplies orientation meeting meeting at 8 a.m. for the Write-off contests may be All students entered in the Videography purchased here. contest will meet here for an orientation Region 1/Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday meeting and to get assignments for their Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming contest. Bring required supplies and Steve Matson, MJE, Tacoma, Wash. Meet the Mentors equipment. Contest ticket is required. 7:15 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A This is your chance to talk one- 8 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas Region 2/Southwest: Arizona, California, on-one with a JEA mentor. All JEA Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and mentors are experienced journalism CONTEST Utah educators who are good listeners Write-off photography Ellen Austin, CJE, Palo Alto High School, and have plenty of tricks up their Palo Alto, Calif. contest judging sleeves to help you solve journalism Judges for the photography contests 7:15 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom B 1066 problems. 9 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Friday will meet here throughout the day. Region 3/North Central: Illinois, Iowa, Bradley Wilson, CJE, North Carolina Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South State University, Raleigh, N.C. Dakota and Wisconsin 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, San Diego Gary Lindsay, MJE, John F. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 7:30 a.m. 7:15 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas CONTEST Region 4/South Central: Arkansas, Kansas, 9 a.m. Broadcast moderators meeting Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas ADVISING Wayna Polk, CJE, Abilene, Texas Those moderating contests 39, 42 and 43 will 7:15 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C meet here before the orientation meetings. JEA state directors meeting All JEA state directors should attend this Region 5/Southeast: Alabama, Florida, 7:30 a.m. Friday, Los Angeles meeting to learn about upcoming events Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South and get helpful hints on how to make others Carolina and Tennessee aware of the organization at the state level. Brenda Gorsuch, MJE, West Henderson High 8 a.m. Bob Bair, MJE, Blair High School, Blair, Neb. School, Hendersonville, N.C. 9 a.m. Friday, Desert Springs 7:15 a.m. Friday, Desert Springs ADVISING Region 6/Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes: JEA general membership meeting COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, JEA members and others interested in the Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and organization are invited to attend this meeting. Beginner’s InDesign You’ll learn about recent JEA board action, hear Learn the basics of InDesign: how to Washington, D.C. 1071 Tom Gayda, MJE, North Central High School, concerns and discuss plans and goals. create pages, set up a modular grid, Indianapolis, Ind. Jack Kennedy, MJE, Colorado High School place images and text, apply color, 7:15 a.m. Friday, Newport Beach Press Association, Highlands Ranch, Colo. create a text wrap, create a library and use basic text formatting. (Sign up and get ticket Region 7/Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, 8 a.m. Friday, Orange County 1 at registration desk. Limit 34.) Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Mary Seal, Taylorsville High School, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and CONTEST Taylorsville, Utah Vermont Broadcast Package contest 9 a.m. Friday, Elite 1 Jane Blystone, MJE, Mercyhurst College, orientation meeting Erie, Pa. All students entered in the Broadcast Package 7:15 a.m. Friday, San Diego contest will meet here for an orientation

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ONLINE Middle school strand Success with a small staff If you want to succeed on the Web, you don’t 1076 need a multitude of tech-savvy students. Middle madness Great design from The adviser and editor of The Feather Online discuss Middle and junior high school unexpected places the steps small staffs can take to produce an effective publications staffs and Who knew good design online publication. 2262 2277 advisers: This session is a ideas could come from Greg Stobbe and Austin Ward, Fresno Christian High must! Test your knowledge prescription ads, teacher School, Fresno, Calif. about journalism, the convention bulletins and grocery fliers? This 9 a.m. Friday, Elite 2 city and trivia. (Hint: Be prepared to session requires participants to answer in the form of a question.) think outside the box and look BROADCAST, FEATURED SPEAKER We will offer insights about for great ideas for yearbook and convention highlights, contests newsmagazines from odd places. Radio realities: Mapping the city and competitions, Write-offs, team Audience participation is a must, through sound building and the latest trends in and there will be handouts and door If you are a feature writer or news reporter 1081 publication design. prizes galore. with creative journalism skills, this session Mary Patrick, CJE, Maize South Mary Patrick, CJE, Maize South will encourage you to explore the realm of Middle School, Wichita, Kan.; Wendi Middle School, Wichita, Kan. radio and audio production. If you are already a radio Solinger, CJE, Alice Vail Middle Noon Friday, Orange County 4 journalist, this session will serve as a brief workshop School, Tucson, Ariz., and Anita for sound-rich radio reporting from the urban Marie Wertz, MJE, Cesar Chavez High landscape. Students from any city participating will School, Stockton, Calif. Behind the lens be encouraged to contribute to Los Angeles-based 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 4 Take more than pretty pictures — tell radio program “Hear in the City: Radio Realities from a story, record a memory, the Urban Landscape.” Host and senior producer Sara 2282 Middle School Advisers capture a moment. You Harris will help define topics, characters and places for don’t need expensive metropolitan-based high school journalists to explore Reception equipment or lots of technical The Anaheim local committee for radio stories. Students are encouraged to come gobbledee gunk. From behind the with radio story ideas and in-progress print reporting is hosting a reception just for lens, you are in charge. middle-school advisers. Come for that they would like to translate to radio. Anita Marie Wertz, MJE, Cesar Chavez Sara Harris, KPFK, “Hear in the City,” a midmorning pick-me-up and get High School, Stockton, Calif., and information on the middle-school Los Angeles, Calif. Alissa Ofelia Wertz, Prestige Portraits, 9 a.m. Friday, Elite 3 carousel/headquarters room to Elk Grove, Calif. be set up and running during the 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 4 convention. NEWSPAPER 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Local Taking the ‘lede’ Middle School Fun Night Committee Suite Cynics say that if you can’t tell your readers 1086 and Swap Shop what the story is about in the first paragraph, Middle-school As an alternative to the don’t write the second. This session will focus on dance, middle-level 2287 writing activity effective lede writing and how to grab your readers. 2267 students and advisers can Stan Zoller, MJE, Rolling Meadows High School, Students will work on hang out and have fun here getting quoted material and mini-interviews Rolling Meadows, Ill. to know each other and playing 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A from the Middle Madness icebreaker games. The middle-school media to collaborate on a convention blog Swap Shop also will be here at 8 p.m. ONLINE item featuring middle school “voices.” Members of the JEA Junior High/ Konnie Krislock, Newport Beach, Middle School Commission will Thou shalt not shovel Calif. oversee this event. Writing for an online publication requires knowing 10 a.m. Friday, Orange County 4 how your audience reads. Don’t dig your Mary Patrick, CJE, Maize South 1091 Middle School, Wichita, Kan., and online grave — attend this session and thrive Middle School: Anita Marie Wertz, MJE, Cesar Chavez online. Jeff Browne, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. Time for recess! 2272 High School, Stockton, Calif. Want to have fun? Need a 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom B little “recess” time? Come play a few Orange County 4 team-building games, then take the LAW/ETHICS, ADMINISTRATORS ideas back to the rest of the staff. The importance of sound Anita Marie Wertz, MJE, Cesar Chavez editorial policies High School, Stockton, Calif., and Correctly crafted editorial policies are one 1096 Alissa Ofelia Wertz, Prestige Portraits, way to help your publications establish Elk Grove, Calif. themselves as designated forums for student 11 a.m. Friday, Orange County 4 expression. This session will discuss the strengths — and weaknesses — of developing such policies, and

34 JEA/NSPA friday what should go into strong ones. YEARBOOK, NEWSPAPER, LAW/ETHICS John Bowen, MJE, Kent State University, Kent, On-site Critiques The right to write Ohio, and Carrie Faust, MJE, Smoky Hill High Advisers and staffs who submitted This session is perfect for the new adviser, School, Aurora, Colo. media for a critique to should reporter or editor who wants to 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C 1131 check appointment times posted understand the First Amendment rights of students at public schools. at the Elite Registration Counter. A ADVISING We’ll discuss libel, student press law, privacy, schedule will be posted near the Organization 101 copyright law and ethics. We’ll look at current It’s easy to get swamped as an adviser. Come critique room Friday and Saturday. cases weaving their way through the courts, learn from two seasoned advisers 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday, La Jolla and historical cases that set precedent. Finally, how to organize deadlines, adjust 1101 we’ll discuss ways to promote your paper as a the maestro process to fit your public forum for free expression. needs, organize ads and overall organization Megan Fromm, University of Maryland, strategies to help your year run smoothly. all teach within a 20-mile radius of each College Park, Md. Rhonda Dempsey, Liberty High School, other in Northern California, have more than 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 1 Liberty, Mo.; Jennifer Higgins and Ronna 125 years of yearbooking experience, and Sparks-Woodward, MJE, Liberty North High whose students have received more than GENERAL AUDIENCE School, Liberty, Mo. 125 national Pacemakers and Crown awards. Putting the ‘pal’ in principal 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D Enter their conversation of the tangible and Student journalists often view their principal intangible elements that have helped make as more adversary than ally. This YEARBOOK their programs successful and kept them interactive session led by editors, 1136 No same old, same old energized as advisers. their principal and their adviser Does your yearbook coverage plan read like Dan Austin, Casa Roble High School, will explore ways to build bridges from the last year’s book or one from 10 years Orangevale, Calif.; Jim Jordan, Del Campo news office to the main office. Come pick ago? Books have to cover certain 1106 High School, Fair Oaks, Calif.; Pete LeBlanc, up tips on how to better understand where things, but they don’t have to cover Antelope High School, Antelope, Calif., and your principal is coming from and how to them the same old way and they do require Casey Nichols, CJE, Rocklin High School, persuade him/her to support a successful, fresh topics that intrigue readers. Come to Rocklin, Calif. responsible student-centered publication. this session and plan to go home awash with 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis Northwest NOTE: Administrators are welcome. new ideas for your yearbook. Kay Locey, CJE, Scott Brittain, Hannah Fikar Judy Babb, Friesen Yearbooks, Plano, Texas, YEARBOOK and Caty Niemela, Gov. John R. Rogers High and Gregory Samples, Friesen Yearbooks, A ‘Glee’-worthy yearbook School, Puyallup, Wash. Northridge, Calif. distribution event 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 2 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E “Glee” became a hit by entertaining 1121 and intriguing its viewers. With the YEARBOOK ADVISING ideas you’ll learn in this session, Foto finish National journalism PLC meeting make your yearbook distribution event “Glee”- Take a look at real-time photos and create worthy. Just as “Glee” creates a message and spreads that go from so-so to so (2 hours) 1141 This group will meet to discuss curriculum theme for each episode, this session will hot. Selection and cropping, action/ and ideas for the PLC project. This is for provide before, during and after ideas and reaction shots can change the look current NJPLC members only. strategies to ensure a successful, thematic and focus, making it easier to see the story. Mark Newton, MJE, Mountain Vista High event for your community. Leave with step-by-step procedures to apply School, Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Jim Tina Cleavelin, Jostens, Phoenix, Ariz., and to your publication. Streisel, MJE, Carmel High School, Carmel, Ind. Michelle Coro, CJE, Desert Vista High School, Sheri Campbell, S.C. Consulting, Laguna Niguel, Calif. 9 a.m. Friday, JEA Suite Phoenix, Ariz. 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis South 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 3 GENERAL AUDIENCE ADVISING ADVISING No excuses Your coverage is weak. Your writing is bad. Taming the grading monster Accentuate the positive Why? Powerful writing and solid Grading students on a publication is never This session for new newspaper advisers 1111 simple. This session will give some will provide insight into a positive coverage cost no more than weak 1126 1146 writing and limp coverage. It all suggestions on how to tame this approach to advising that will stress depends on how hard you’re willing to work. continuing issue with some ideas giving students ownership and Bobby Hawthorne, Austin, Texas one adviser has used. responsibility for their production. The basis 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis Center Bill Flechtner, MJE, Warner Pacific College, will be 25 years of advising and participation Portland, Ore. in the JEA mentoring program. 9 a.m. Friday, Newport Beach Ron Bonadonna, CJE, Mays Landing, N.J. YEARBOOK 9 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas Four of a kind Come experience four National Yearbook Advisers of the Year who 1116

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ADVISING journalism via print, audio and video. We LAW/ETHICS Get Certified: Coverage, content will discuss what software and equipment That’s not plagiarism! Or is it? and reporting needed to get started. The Internet provides journalists with tons of Russell Contreras, The Associated Press, Planning to take the CJE or MJE information, along with substantial 1151 Boston, Mass. 1191 test? Or just wanting to be more legal and ethical dilemmas. Learn familiar with coverage, content and 10 a.m. Friday, Elite 2 what you can use from the Web and reporting issues in student media? Whether how attribution is the key for some items but it’s learning how to improve coverage in GENERAL AUDIENCE not others. This session will also cover how your school, fine-tuning the content in Issue Seminar: Schools going evaluating organizations are cracking down your publications, or improving the writing green (2 hours) on plagiarism in contests. process, here is the place to find out what’s Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE, Kent State Is there really a Green Revolution 1176 essential and how you can teach it. spreading eco-technology across University, Kent, Ohio Lizabeth Walsh, MJE, Reno High School, our nation’s schools? Legislation in 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C Reno, Nev. various states is encouraging schools and 9 a.m. Friday, Suite 304 businesses to go green. Learn about schools NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK in the forefront that have already taken steps Take the ‘dead’ out of deadlines ADVISING to conserve nonrenewable resources. How Come learn from two seasoned advisers how can your school make strides in this direction? to structure deadlines to make life Broadcast teacher talk 1196 This is time for teacher talk and you will Partnerships with eco-friendly businesses easier for the adviser, to give editors choose the topics from a “menu” that and nonprofits will be discussed, along with control of the process and to keep includes curriculum design, grading 1156 insights from schools that have actually “gone students on track through the process. We will techniques, student control of green.” This panel will provide examples from discuss and give examples on ways we handle content, classroom management, equipment a green architect, incentives from business deadlines for yearbook and newspaper. management and more. and government and testimonials from Rhonda Dempsey, Liberty High School, Phillip Harris, Instructional Consultant, Visual innovative schools. Liberty, Mo.; Jennifer Higgins and Ronna Communication, Springfield, Va. Panelists to be announced Sparks-Woodward, MJE, Liberty North High 9 a.m. Friday, Suite 312 10 a.m. Friday, Elite 3 School, Liberty, Mo. 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D ADVISING ADVISING Building relationships Stemming assault on scholastic FEATURED SPEAKER, GENERAL AUDIENCE They don’t care what you know until they journalism programs Political cartooning in know that you care. Tips for building Learn of a new grass-roots effort 1181 newspapers and beyond 1161 by advisers to save threatened relationships with students, staff, Come to this session and see a 1201 faculty and administration. journalism programs and contribute demonstration of Lalo Alcaraz’s vast Mary Anne McCloud, Newton, Kan. your solutions to this issue. body of work and a look into the 9 a.m. Friday, Suite 315 Michelle Balmeo, Monta Vista High School, world of newspaper cartooning. Cupertino, Calif.; Michelle Coro, Desert Vista Lalo Alcaraz, Whittier, Calif. High School, Phoenix, Ariz.; Aaron Manfull, 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E 10 a.m. Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Mo.; Mark Newton, MJE, Mountain Vista High ADVISING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY School, Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Steve O’Donoghue, California Scholastic Journalism Resources for the InDesign creativity Initiative, Sacramento, Calif. journalism classroom This session is for students and advisers who 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A Come to this informal session in the 1206 have some knowledge of InDesign JEA Bookstore to pick up ideas for but want to be more productive 1166 GENERAL AUDIENCE classroom materials that can add using this software program, and spark to your program or help in the advising be more creative with your designs. (Sign up Producing a winning JOY portfolio process. Curriculum committee members and ticket at the convention registration desk. (2 hours) will offer insight into books, supplemental Limit 34.) Examine winning portfolios in JEA’s 1186 materials and websites. Advisers are invited Linda Drake, CJE, Chase County High School, Journalist of the Year scholarship to come and offer suggestions on what Cottonwood Falls, Kan. competition and see how you can materials have worked (or haven’t worked) in 10 a.m. Friday, Elite 1 win money for your college education. This their classrooms. session will examine the scoring rubric and Lori Oglesbee-Petter, CJE, McKinney High MULTIMEDIA all aspects of the portfolio preparation and School, McKinney, Texas, and Connie How to be a one-person presentation. Fulkerson, Journalism Education Association, Wayna Polk, CJE, Abilene, Texas; Lisa Van Etta, multimedia journalist Manhattan, Kan. Cypress Falls High School, Houston, Texas; Ina 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J Learn the basics on how to use 1171 Herlihy, Scripps College, Claremont, Calif. inexpensive and cheap tool 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom B to produce strong multimedia

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NEWSPAPER live streaming video to visualizing data to ADVISING Storytelling: The heart augmented reality, this wide collection of Get Certified: Managing of what we do tech is available at your fingertips for free. student media Robert Hernandez, University of Southern There is a glory inherent in telling a This session will provide information 1211 California, Los Angeles, Calif. 1256 great story, with attention to detail in the area of staff management for and a sense of style to the prose. This 10 a.m. Friday, Orange County 1 those taking the CJE/MJE, exam. session will feature samples of some terrific Jane Blystone, MJE, Mercyhurst College, storytelling, from both professional and GENERAL AUDIENCE Erie, Pa. student papers, and some advice on how to Leading the writing of others 10 a.m. Friday, Suite 312 focus on great storytelling in your next issue. In this session, the instructors will show ways Jack Kennedy, MJE, Colorado High School for editors, advisers and prospective 1236 GENERAL AUDIENCE, LAW/ETHICS Press Association, Highlands Ranch, Colo. editors to help good writers ‘Protocol for Free and Responsible 10 a.m. Friday, Marquis Center make the passage to becoming sophisticated reporters. You’ll learn tips for Student News Media’ The McCormick Foundation’s new 1261 YEARBOOK putting the polish on your writing and the “Protocol for Free & Responsible Not your grandma’s writing of others Kathy Craghead, MJE, Mexico, Mo., and Student News Media” is a must for anyone yearbook copy H.L. Hall, MJE, Hendersonville, Tenn. who needs to better communicate with Tired of being bored with your own 1216 10 a.m. Friday, Orange County 2 school officials about the value of authentic copy? Are you writing stories that journalism and First Amendment education. only your grandma will enjoy? Learn YEARBOOK This protocol will have a profound effect. how to ban the boredom factor by taking Stan Zoller, MJE, Rolling Meadows High more care with choice of topic and angle and The devil’s in the details School, Rolling Meadows, Ill. become attuned to the deadly yearbook no Wonder where inspiration comes from? Do 10 a.m. Friday, Suite 315 the dots, dashes, lines and brackets no’s that sink a story from the get-go. 1241 Mary Kay Downes, MJE, Chantilly High School, seem like hieroglyphics? Take a look Chantilly, Va. at the pros and learn to adapt cool 11 a.m. 10 a.m. Friday, Marquis Northwest tools for your publication. Find out how to integrate proven techniques to create the ADVISING total book look for your publication. Working with technology PHOTOGRAPHY Sheri Campbell, S.C. Consulting, Laguna Frustrated with the technology Photography: From ordinary Niguel, Calif. department in your district? Come 2212 to extraordinary 10 a.m. Friday, Orange County 3 to this question-and-answer session Ho-hum, expected, boring. That 1221 with a real-life technology department person describes most high school ADVISING and let’s see if we can get you some answers. photography. It doesn’t have to be. Get Certified: Role and Mark Murray, Arlington ISD, Arlington, Texas It’s more than rules of composition. Learn 11 a.m. Friday, Desert Springs how to think through a shot and make it sing. history of media And non-photographers — learn to recognize For teachers who are preparing for 1246 a great photo and use it to attract readers. the CJE test, this session offers a COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Judy Babb, Friesen Yearbooks, Plano, Texas brief review of the most important Creating a Soundslides events and individuals in journalism history 10 a.m. Friday, Marquis South and the functions of the mass media in presentation (2 hours) In this hands-on session, we modern American society. Sample questions 1266 ADVISING and model responses will also be discussed if will discuss the elements of a Proven strategies to make money time permits. Soundslides presentation — photos, Budget cuts and a tough economy have dried Joe Mirando, MJE, Southeastern Louisiana audio (including royalty-free music), captions up many of the traditional sources University, Hammond, La. and title slides. Working with photos and 1226 audio, you will put together a Soundslides of revenue for student publications. 10 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas Learn how not only to survive story. You don’t need to have Soundslides or Photoshop experience but should be but to thrive — even when advertisers and ADVISING administrators say they are out of money. comfortable using drop-down menus. Carmen Wendt, MJE, Scottsdale, Ariz. Grading: Ideas for making it easier (Sign up and get ticket at registration desk. Journalism encompasses so many different 10 a.m. Friday, Newport Beach Limit 34.) tasks and skills, it often becomes Judy Robinson, CJE, and Julie Dodd, MJE, overwhelming to decide how to 1251 ONLINE University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. grade (or even if to grade) each 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m., Friday, Elite 1 Free tools to inspire, invoke assignment. Come to gather ideas on and innovate your Web different grading procedures as well as to GENERAL AUDIENCE share any ideas that have worked for you. journalism storytelling 1231 Story matters here This panel takes you on a nonlinear Lizabeth Walsh, MJE, Reno High School, Reno, Nev. There is more than one way to tell a great tour showcasing a collection of tools that will story in your yearbook. Discover 10 a.m. Friday, Suite 304 impact your storytelling on the Web. From some tangible techniques to 1271

38 JEA/NSPA friday take back to your class, helping you find GENERAL AUDIENCE compelling stories, and more importantly, Adviser Luncheon Have questions about Quill and providing many alternative ways to package Join the convention planning Scroll? Here’s the scoop those stories both verbally and visually. committee and JEA mentors at High school students around Dan Austin, Casa Roble High School, 1311 the Friday Adviser Luncheon the world are Quill and Scroll Orangevale, Calif., and Pete LeBlanc, Antelope featuring Geneva Overholser, International Honorary Society members, a High School, Antelope, Calif. director of the School of Journalism recognition of their academic and journalistic 11 a.m. Friday, Elite 2 at the USC Annenberg School for achievements. We’ll tell you about the Communication and Journalism. services that have resulted in Quill and Scroll ONLINE, NEWSPAPER Preregistration was required. Please chapters being established in thousands of Blah, blah, blog bring your ticket. 11 a.m. to schools since1926. This is not a presentation about how 1276 H.L. Hall, MJE, Hendersonville, Tenn., and to set up a blog. This is about what 12:50 p.m. Friday, Platinum Patio Vanessa Shelton, Quill and Scroll, University of to do once you have one — how to make it Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa meaningful and journalistic, what to strive for 11 a.m. Friday, Newport Beach and what to avoid. GENERAL AUDIENCE Don Bott, CJE, Amos Alonzo Stagg High M&M’s — It’s more than just candy YEARBOOK School, Stockton, Calif. Morale and Motivation are two of the most Telling this year(book)’s story important components of a strong 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A Learn how students can tell this year’s unique staff, and they are also two of the 1296 story, and not a story that could be most troubling. If you need ideas LAW/ETHICS used for any other year. The speakers 1316 to keep your staff and yourself motivated all Mythbusting high-school will examine several articles from year long you’ll want to come to this session yearbooks and other sources, comparing and journalism 1281 to hear the tips these veteran advisers have contrasting ways of conveying information. If a student takes a photo using the to offer. This is an interactive session so come Deanne Carroll and Heather Nagel, Christ school camera, then the photo belongs to prepared to participate in the activities, share Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tenn. the school — right? It’s a violation of HIPAA your best motivational idea or your biggest to print something about a student’s medical challenge for keeping up morale all year long. 11 a.m. Friday, Orange County 1 condition — right? You’d be amazed at what Kathy Daly, Denver, Colo., and Linda Puntney, some people (maybe even your school’s MJE, Manhattan, Kan. GENERAL AUDIENCE attorney) think the law says when it doesn’t. 11 a.m. Friday, Marquis Center Run your publication Bring your own myths to be busted (or like a theme park confirmed). There is a reason that one theme Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center, FEATURED SPEAKER, GENERAL AUDIENCE 1321 park chain has 94 percent return Arlington, Va. Journalism or Business: It’s the story! rate. The owners believe in customer 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C experience. Look at your customer service Hear stories from journalism 1301 methods and see how you can turn their and business to emphasize the BUSINESS/ADVERTISING philosophy into your philosophy. importance and power of “the story” Sell like a pro Mike Taylor, Balfour Yearbooks, Dallas, Texas in influencing people and business. What is The winning attitude for sales of your 11 a.m. Friday, Orange County 2 yearbook, newspaper and magazine the story, how do you know what you think starts here. Learn how to sell 1286 you know, who should care, and so what? These ideas and questions are fundamental to YEARBOOK advertising like a pro and raise the The Power of 10: big bucks. Come to this fun, educational both the writer and anyone who thinks about session that will give your staff the confidence change in the world and their place in it. Awesome academics 1326 to succeed at sales. Eric Best, Best Partners S.C. Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y. Packed with idea-generating tips, Nora Guiney, Walsworth Publishing Co., 11 a.m. Friday, Marquis Northwest this session will get your creative juices Riverview, Mich. flowing to add depth, variety and fun to your 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D ONLINE, YEARBOOK yearbook academics coverage, taking that Game changer once-dreaded section from dull to dynamite. Kim Green, MJE, Columbus North High FEATURED SPEAKER, ONLINE Has your yearbook staff been trying to ignore School, Columbus, Ind. New Media: Here comes everybody the influence of digital media, thinking it doesn’t apply to you? 1306 11 a.m. Friday, Orange County 3 Learn why we need to embrace the Unsure how to change what you emergence of new media and break do to reflect new technology? Looking for ADVISING down the garden walls. 1291 ideas on how to use social media? See what Marc Cooper, University of Southern Journalism camp in a can others are doing and learn how to make some California, Los Angeles, Calif. In a five-high-school district, this group of changes to stay in the game. advisers found a way to teach the 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E Casey Nichols, CJE, Rocklin High School, basics of journalism to incoming 1331 Rocklin, Calif., and Sarah Nichols, MJE, staffs during a brief summer camp. Whitney High School, Rocklin, Calif. We’ll share our approach and day-to-day 11 a.m. Friday, Marquis South plans, which you could easily modify to fit

40 JEA/NSPA friday your needs just in time for this summer. journalism coverage can extend beyond. Martin Kent, Martin Kent Productions Inc., Michelle Balmeo, Monta Vista High School, This workshop will describe how Stagg Woodland Hills, Calif. Cupertino, Calif.; Erin Coyle, Homestead High Line journalists in recent years went into Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom E School, Cupertino, Calif.; Nicole Gordon, the community to talk to WWII veterans, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Calif., and Depression survivors and prison inmates. ONLINE, BUSINESS/ADVERTISING Ann Peck, Cupertino High School, Cupertino, Don Bott, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Earning money online: Make your Calif. Stockton, Calif. website work 11 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom A It’s time to turn a profit with your 1381 online publication. Learn the ADVISING GENERAL AUDIENCE ins and outs of turning views Get Certified: Writing and editing All the students, all the time and visits into cents and dollars. Where Thinking about taking the CJE exam? This The diversity that makes up the United States should the advertisements be? How big? session covers the “what you need is reflected in the nation’s schools — How expensive? The staff and advisers of 1361 to know” in the writing/editing 1336 does your student media reflect it as a Pacemaker-winning website will answer category. well? This session will discuss ways your questions about online ads and offer Joe Humphrey, MJE, Hillsborough High to make sure publications, broadcasts and other online fundraising ideas. Whether your School, Tampa, Fla. websites reflect the multicultural makeup of site is 5 years old or 5 days old, learn how to 11 a.m. Friday, Suite 304 your school. monetize your content. Stan Zoller, MJE, Rolling Meadows High Mary Barber, Matthew Gutschenritter and Dave ADVISING School, Rolling Meadows, Ill. Ryan, Wayland High School, Wayland, Wash. Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom B Trip adviser Noon Friday, Newport Beach Traveling with students is an adventure to say GENERAL AUDIENCE YEARBOOK the least. We’ll help you figure out the most efficient and effective way 1341 How to get and use Yearbook: Chronological style to make it happen, from planning press credentials Is your yearbook organized chronologically? Or are you thinking about changing and paperwork to etiquette and supervision. Have you ever wondered how high 1366 1386 Kathy Habiger, MJE, Mill Valley High School, school journalists cover major events your book to chronological order? Shawnee, Kan., and Amy Morgan, MJE, such as inaugurations? This session Are you afraid some events might Shawnee Mission West H.S., Overland Park, Kan. will give you the need-to-know information be forgotten or some groups will not receive 11 a.m. Friday, Suite 312 on how to get into everything from the sufficient coverage? Is your staff having Super Bowl to the Grammys. trouble keeping up with the week-to-week Leslie Orman and Chase Snider, Kickapoo schedule? We’ll explore organizational Noon High School, Springfield, Mo. strategies to make sure every event is covered Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom C and deadlines are met. FEATURED SPEAKER, GENERAL AUDIENCE Mark Novom, Brentwood School, Los Angeles, We, the young people, YEARBOOK Calif. Noon Friday, Orange County 1 whom you so rightly fear 1346 20 Design Rules — Hey, I didn’t Learn how to pick the lock on make up this stuff YEARBOOK becoming a paid writer without ever going to Rules can be broken but never 1371 Yearbook Remix: Lessons grad school or being someone’s intern. ignored. Examine the 20 rules from Natasha Vargas-Cooper, Woodland Hills, Calif. “Design Elements: A Graphic Style from disc jockeys Noon Friday, Elite 2 Manual” as applied to yearbook design. A good yearbook is a lot like a great 1391 Lori Oglesbee-Petter, CJE, McKinney High playlist. You need variety to keep it GENERAL AUDIENCE School, McKinney, Texas interesting, and even if the old stuff Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom D is really great, you should always be listening The power of positivity for the next big thing. A “mashup” or remix No matter how small (or seemingly short- can keep things fresh. Learn how to improve lived) a staff conflict might be, FEATURED SPEAKER, GENERAL AUDIENCE 1351 your ladder, coverage and design, and how to quantifiable research reveals the Everyone has a story — take inspiration from the music around you. devastating impact of negative staff including you Erinn Harris, CJE, Thomas Jefferson High relationships. Learn how to avoid negativity When searching for compelling 1376 School for Science and Technology, and get positive in real, meaningful ways. stories or subject matter, don’t Alexandria, Va., and Meghan Percival, CJE, Travis Feil, Sterling High School, Sterling, Kan. overlook material relating to McLean High School, McLean, Va. Noon Friday, Elite 3 your own lives, and those of your family Noon Friday, Orange County 2 and forefathers. Emmy Award-winning NEWSPAPER documentary filmmaker Martin Kent reveals PHOTOGRAPHY Community journalism: the story behind the story — of how a Photography portfolio 2.0 documentary he made on WWII Nazi-turned- From war vets to prison Recently updated for Web 2.0 hero Oskar Schindler led to the discovery of While it is true that the best high environment, our popular session 1396 1356 an amazing tale of heroism, survival and love school journalism covers the news teaches how creating a photography — in his own family. on campus, it is also true that portfolio is more than simply “collecting

JEA/NSPA 41 friday your 10 best pictures.” Know how a portfolio graphics and alternative story forms to make should look while gaining tips to improve your Keynote Speakers the online reader’s experience more dynamic. photography. Bridge the gap between high Lisa Ling, co-executive You’ll leave with a list of sites that offer school photography and college photography. embeddable tools. Bryan Farley, Oakland, Calif.; Jim McNay, Santa producer and host of Michelle Balmeo, CJE, Monta Vista High Barbara, Calif., and Mark Murray, Arlington “Our America” School, Cupertino, Calif. ISD, Arlington, Texas on the Oprah 2322 2:30 p.m. Friday, Elite 2 Noon Friday, Orange County 3 Winfrey Network, and Laura BUSINESS/ADVERTISING ADVISING The pop and pow of Make it work Ling, host and reporter on “E! Investigates,” advertising design This session is designed to help 1401 It doesn’t “just happen,” but you can 1431 advisers address concerns such as will give the keynote make it happen. Learn skills that will staff management, motivation, organization speech 1 p.m. Friday in pull the reader into your ad by using and recruitment. The speaker will provide the Marquis Ballroom. tricks to attract the eye, narrow the focus and examples and structures that have been make the reader want to buy, buy, buy. The successful in her experience, as well as open ad design session will show you how to use up the session for discussion on these topics. colors, angles, white space, headlines and Attendees will figure out how to “make it layout patterns that will make your ads more work,” despite seemingly endless challenges. 1:30 p.m. effective than you ever imagined. Jessica Young, CJE, Orange Glen High School, Beth Fitts, CJE, Mississippi Scholastic Press Escondido, Calif. CONTEST Association, University, Miss. Noon Friday, Suite 304 2:30 p.m. Friday, Elite 3 Broadcast carry-in contests 1416 ADVISING All students entered in the broadcast GENERAL AUDIENCE Whose grade is it anyway? carry-in contests will meet at this 1406 Advisers will see how a self- time. They must have a contest ticket, bring Get an internship, get a job Internships are critical to your chances evaluation system for publication their entry with them and stay for the critique of landing a media job. It’s not students will encourage student growth, session. Please check the Convention Update too soon to begin preparing 1436 strengthen the publication, decrease the for room assignments that were not available and exploring. Learn from an adviser’s workload and eliminate student at press time. internship and recruiting coordinator how dissatisfaction with grades. 1:30 p.m. Friday, rooms to be determined to find opportunities and prepare so your Janice Hatfield, CJE, Mount Morris, Pa. application stands out. Noon Friday, Suite 312 2:30 p.m. Dennis Foley, The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, Calif. 12:30 p.m. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, YEARBOOK 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A InDesign: Text is more than words YEARBOOK CONTEST Your text tells a story. But it also adds design, color and excitement to your page. Team yearbook Broadcast moderators meeting 1421 Those moderating contests 40 and 44 will Learn how the tools in InDesign When we decided to tackle chronological books for the first time, our staffs meet here before the contest. let you go from basic flowing and 1441 12:30 p.m. Friday, Los Angeles editing of text to advanced effects such as knew we needed to rethink our making text image boxes, headline graphics, staff organization. Moving to a and full-blown 3-D-looking editable text team approach has changed the way we 1 p.m. without the need for special glasses. Caution: do everything — the way we assign stories, The Effects palette will be used and shortcut tackle deadlines and motivate our staff. Come CONTEST keys are welcome. (Sign up and get ticket at to this session to learn how a team approach can help your staff. On-air Reporter and Broadcast registration desk. Limit 34.) Don Leonard, Walsworth Publishing, Meghan Percival, CJE, McLean High School, Commentary contests 1411 Kansas City, Mo. McLean, Va., and Tim Yorke, Heritage High Students entered in these contests 2:30 p.m. Friday, Elite 1 School, Leesburg, Va. will meet here for the writing portion of their 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom B contest, and to get their taping time. You COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, ONLINE must have a contest ticket to enter. LAW/ETHICS 1 p.m. Friday, Los Angeles Incredible embeddables If you’re not using timelines, slideshows, TAO of Journalism: Transparent, graphics and quizzes, you’re missing Accountable, Open CONTEST 1426 Broadcast moderators meeting out on a great opportunity to make Journalists and journalism 1446 your site more interactive for your organizations around the world Those moderating contests 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 readers. Come see how publications such are looking for ways to maintain and 46 will meet here before the contests. as the New York Times are using interactive or to earn public trust. Those who produce 1 p.m. Friday, Newport Beach

42 JEA/NSPA friday student media are no exception. The TAO School, St. Charles, Mo. of Journalism Pledge (recently endorsed by 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 3 6 p.m. JEA) offers a way for journalists and media organizations to make a public commitment ADVISING, LAW/ETHICS ADVISING to be Transparent, Accountable and Open. Advising students on Write-off judges dinner John Hamer and Kathy Schrier, MJE, and judging Washington News Council, Seattle, Wash. First Amendment rights Those who have agreed to judge 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C How do you advise your students 1476 1496 to exercise their First Amendment JEA’s Write-off contests are invited to rights? JEA mentors will explain press law dinner before judging. Please check LITERARY MAGAZINE history and current issues affecting day-to- in at the table in the foyer to receive a ticket Putting together a day decisions that ensure students’ rights. and judging assignment. literary magazine 1451 Barbara (Babs) Erickson, CJE, Cherry Valley, 6 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom F Learn 12 steps to help your staff Ill.; Martha Rothwell, Statesville, N.C.; and produce a top-notch literary magazine. Katharine Swan, CJE, San Francisco, Calif. Kathleen Zwiebel, CJE, Pottsville, Pa. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D ADVISING FEATURED SPEAKER, GENERAL AUDIENCE CJE/MJE, certification Friday evening events Staying ahead of the game study session Sports journalists have to do more Teachers who will be taking the JEA 1456 1481 Media Swap Shops than inform followers of what certification tests today are invited Bring at least nine samples of your happened. Readers want a detailed to this pre-test study session. explanation of why it occurred and what will Mark Newton, MJE, Mountain Vista High newspaper, literary magazine or one take place next. Find out from a writer and School, Highlands Ranch, Colo. copy of your yearbook or broadcast editor how they enlighten and entertain 2:30 p.m. Friday, San Diego DVD to show at your table. Each readers in a timely and responsible manner. delegate attending a Swap Shop James C. Black, Yahoo! Sports, Santa Monica, ADVISING must have a ticket, which will be in Calif. the school registration packet. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E Write-off moderators meeting Those who have agreed to moderate JEA’s 8 and 9 p.m. Friday, Grand Salon E Write-off contests must attend this meeting (high school students) FEATURED SPEAKER, BROADCAST to get instructions and supplies. Standby: A life in TV news Nancy Y. Smith, Lafayette High School, Ballwin, Friday Adviser Reception An award-winning television news reporter Mo., and Patricia Turley, Junction City, Ore. Friday’s reception attendees will will chat about life in TV news — the 2:45 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom F good, the bad, the ugly, the personal 1461 be entertained with a jazz band fulfillment, the nobility and duty of and treated to a dessert buffet. what we do. 3:30 p.m. Those who are judging Write- John Cadiz Klemack, KNBC-TV, Los Angeles off competitions are especially 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 1 ADVISING encouraged to attend this reception CJE/MJE, certification testing when they have finished judging. NEWSPAPER (2.5 hours) Advisers can look forward to free Designapalooza door-prize drawings beginning at Advisers who have applied to take 1486 You’ll get 60 new page designs and story the CJE or MJE tests will do so at this 10 p.m. USC Annenberg School for ideas in 45 minutes in a slick and 1466 time. Communication and Journalism is fast-paced PowerPoint presentation. Mark Newton, MJE, Mountain Vista High the sponsor for this event. Come ready to go home with some School, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 8:30-11 p.m., Orange County 1-2 creative ideas and ways to display them. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Elite 1 Jim McGonnell, Findlay High School, Findlay, Ohio Student Dance 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 2 A dance for students will have music 4 p.m. provided by a DJ. This is a good ONLINE, GENERAL AUDIENCE CONTESTS time to enjoy the music and dance Going gaga for social media Write-off contests with other student journalists from Take your staff to the next level by going Please look in the Convention Update to find around the country. Students must paperless. It’s easy to use Google present their convention name 1471 contest room assignments. Students Docs and Google Groups to organize should arrive at the contest room 1491 badge to be admitted to the dance your staff and make it more efficient. 10 to 15 minutes before the contest sponsored by School Newspapers Learn how to use Twitter and Facebook to begins or risk being disqualified if late. Bring Online. keep your staff on track and up-to-date. your contest ticket and required supplies. 9-11:30 p.m. Friday, Platinum 5-6 Michele Dunaway, MJE, Francis Howell High 4 p.m. Friday, rooms to be determined

JEA/NSPA 43 Advisers Computer Technology Law/Ethics Photography Broadcast Digital Media Middle School Yearbook saturday at a glance Business/Advertising General Audience Newspaper Rooms beginning with D through M

(Room capacities 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Noon 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Evening in parentheses)

Desert Springs Digital Media Committee JEA Mentoring: Triage for Grammar crammers for JEA Awards Committee Convention wrap-up (44) meeting new advisers journalists meeting

Elite 1 Photoshop: Essential tricks Broadcast your voice: Learn Photoshop basics for advisers Web design using iWeb (34) to making good pics to podcast

Elite 2 Projects to fund your Tom and Kathy’s super Tom and Kathy’s super Getting started with online Best of newspaper design Lights, camera, ACTION! (95) broadcast program design time, Part I design time, Part 2 media

Elite 3 The well-rounded Advertising 101 Issue Seminar: Citizen journalism Find your voice (92) yearbooker Elite Registration Convention check-in and registration (until 2 p.m.) Counter

Gold Key I-II Increase your online hits: Top 10 ways to be Digital Photography: Shoot Media ethics for high- What is the ‘truth’ in The nature of color (108) Bridging the media gap organized in yearbook like a pro school journalists broadcasting

Grand Ballroom A Press Law/Ethics: Handling 365: A year of photos Team storytelling wrap-up Censorship, fact and fiction It’s not layout; it’s DESIGN! Don’t cut that class! (80) tough calls

Grand Ballroom B The team bonded, had fun Breaking the news: Revising May the best writer publish It’s your opinion; get It right Don’t be a lonely leader (80) and gave 110% news angles

Grand Ballroom C Drop the red pen: Turning Convergence, interactive 10 steps to creating a The Right Angle: Morals Staff management tools Through the readers’ eyes Mastering your writing (80) editors into coaches online publications successful online publication and ethics for the 21st century

Grand Ballroom D AP style is not always Public Relations: Another Deadline — a not-so-dirty Read me now! Attention- Opening forums and Sell like a pro Motivating the masses (80) APparent side of journalism word grabbing headlines opening minds

Grand Ballroom E Photojournalism from Trends in high school Using social media on Using multimedia tools in Design with purpose Clean up your typography Be an action hero (306) Baghdad to Bangkok newspaper design deadline investigations Grand Ballroom F Adviser Luncheon (noon-2:20 p.m.) (400) Grand Ballroom G-H-J Meet the Mentors (8-10 a.m.); JEA Bookstore/Adviser Hospitality (8 a.m.-3 p.m.); Development/Curriculum Commission meeting (11 a.m.) (120) Grand Ballroom K Write-off Headquarters (all day) (40)

(7:30 a.m.) JEA Certification JEA Suite Commission meeting La Jolla On-site Critiques (until 2:30 p.m.) (40)

Los Angeles Scholastic Press Rights Establishing a national PLC for Help for new advisers (30) Commission meeting journalism teachers, advisers Marquis Center (1,128)

Marquis Northeast Recipes for cool secondary Go fish! What’s the alternative? coverage Student Film Festival (442) NSPA Awards Ceremony (9-11 p.m., (Marquis Ballroom) Marquis Northwest Design Quest: Finding ideas Breaking into journalism: You want to cover Advocacy Marquis Ballroom) Thinking in sports Concert photography (442) for your 2012 yearbook Tips for young reporters Hollywood? LOL! Photojournalism...

Marquis South Gadgets, facts and So, you want to be a Everybody has one (792) deadlines... comedian

48 JEA/NSPA JEA/NSPA 49 Advisers Computer Technology Law/Ethics Photography Broadcast Digital Media Middle School Yearbook saturday at a glance Business/Advertising General Audience Newspaper Rooms beginning with O through S

(Room capacities 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Noon 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Evening in parentheses)

Orange County 1 Same story, different Beyond the scoreboard: Design with help from our Journalism thrives on the Establishing a Painting with light Take a little off the top (165) package Better sports writing friends Internet broadcasting program (1.5 hours)

Orange County 2 Could you, should you, You have a website; now Co-op Convergence: Even Go Pro: The path to How to build a constructive Little details, big difference Group therapy (127) would you? what? Contra was better with two paycheck yearbook manual

Orange County 3 Best of Show judging (69)

Orange County 4 Writing/photography 3 P’s: Publication policy Our Favorite Trends: 2010 is Roundtable: Looking ahead to high-school journalism Photos in 5 Size 7 shoes, size 9 feet (127) evaluation planning so last year (2.5 hours)

Platinum 1 Chat, like and text your way Teambuilding that fits your Marketing to Latino parents Issue Seminar: Islamophobia Th1nk F1rst Building structure (133) to increased yearbook sales team

Platinum 2 Top advisers discuss Radio: Yesterday, today and Multimedia made easy ... ‘Glee’ whiz The power of print Finding your voice (180) yearbook trends tomorrow

Platinum 3 Writing the personal Sensitive Issues: Keeping your Tell the WHOLE story The portrait Adobe Photoshop CS5 Get a plan — a design plan Wow! I’m in the yearbook! (180) column school, staff out of the media

Platinum 4 Giving voice to the Understanding CSS and LIKED: What your Facebook Hidden in plain sight Enter the blogosphere The redesign retreat Get the goods (133) voiceless HTML says about you

Platinum 5 20 ways to make your Themes like a concept to Better by design (924) yearbook amazing me

Platinum 6 From Meh to Epic: Learn from Editorials: The soul of your The Pacemaker (print) Sports matters Muscular development (924) Online Pacemaker finalists paper

Platinum 7 Journalism 2.0: Using Taking your broadcast Broadcast: Don’t just enter Music and copyright: To use Teaching students to write (133) mobile devices program to the next level it — win it! or not to use for the ear and eye

Platinum 8 Funny broadcasts, the right Pushing the envelope in Science Journalism: Sexier How to not kill each other 5 steps of revision You had me at ‘hello’ Writing for the Web (180) way Web journalism than it sounds

Platinum 9 Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em Photographic The digital age of peer Making the best first Sizzle and pop with a splash See what I’m saying Life Coaching 101 (180) cry awesomeness editing impression of color

Platinum 10 Adviser Swap Shops Open discussion of prior review and censorship (50)

Rancho Las Palmas JEA Multicultural Leadership Development = Why consider JEA Get Certified: Legal and Publication organization (44) Commission meeting Good Business certification? ethical issues 101

San Diego Scholastic Journalism Week Scholastic press association roundtable (36) Committee meeting

Suite 304 Get Certified: Get Certified: Design and Train your staff in 6 weeks Putting on the breaks (63) Photojournalism graphics

Suite 312 Junior High/Middle School Preparing young journalists What I wish I had known ... (56) Commission meeting for a multicultural world

Suite 315 Making the case for Using critiques to hit high Calling the shots... (56) scholastic journalism targets

50 JEA/NSPA JEA/NSPA 51 saturday 7:30 a.m. Middle school strand MEETING Junior High/Middle School Our Favorite Trends: JEA Certification Commission meeting Commission meeting 2010 is so last year Commission members will meet to discuss JEA certification procedures. Join together with other junior high/ What’s new in magazines Mark Newton, MJE, Mountain Vista High School, middle school journalism advisers. and online that you could 2307 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Share ideas how to meet the needs of adapt to your publications? these young journalists and increase Three speakers will discuss their 7:30 a.m. Saturday, JEA Suite membership. favorite trends and how their students Anita Wertz, MJE, Cesar Chavez High might use them. Then it’s the students’ School, Stockton, Calif. turn in a design activity. Share how 8 a.m. 8 a.m. Saturday, Suite 312 you would use those trends. You might win a fabulous prize. MEETING Writing/photography Jed Palmer, Sierra Middle School, Digital Media Committee meeting This committee will meet to discuss goals and evaluation Parker, Colo.; Mary Patrick, CJE, Maize South Middle School, Wichita, Kan., projects for the upcoming academic year. After presenting interviews and Anita Marie Wertz, MJE, Cesar Aaron Manfull, MJE, Francis Howell North High and photos gathered Friday 2292 Chavez High School, Stockton, Calif. School, Saint Charles, Mo. afternoon and evening, 8 a.m. Saturday, Desert Springs students will meet with middle-school 11 a.m. Saturday, advisers in small groups to create Orange County 4 materials to download to the JEA/ ADVISING NSPA convention website. Size 7 shoes, size 9 feet Photoshop basics for advisers Konnie Krislock, Newport Beach, Calif. Middle school yearbook can be tough! (2 hours) Working with a smaller size 8 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 Come ask those questions you don’t 1501 book and younger students 2312 want to ask in front of the students. Photos in 5 presents some unique Learn tips and tricks that will amaze challenges. Come learn strategies for Sometimes photography can be your students. Walk out of the class with skills to creating a great size 7 book and also complicated and you may improve your photographs for your publication. find out how to build your middle feel a little lost. We will 2297 Teachers/advisers only. (Sign up and ticket at the school or junior high program to simplify photography into convention registration desk. Limit 34.) compete with the “big boys.” We will five packs of rules to help you get the Mark Murray, Arlington ISD, Arlington, Texas also have some ideas for beginning best shots possible. These rules will 8 to 9:50 a.m. Saturday, Elite 1 high school students who want to also work for video. “step up” next year. Jed Palmer, Sierra Middle School, BROADCAST Jed Palmer, Sierra Middle School, Parker, Colo., and Yvette Manculich, Parker, Colo., and Yvette Manculich, Projects to fund your Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colo. Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colo. broadcast program 9 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 Noon Saturday, Orange County 4 Aerial shoots, underwater photography 2217 and rifle match video packages are all in 3 P’s: Publication policy Roundtable: Looking ahead students’ portfolios. The presenter will share projects that challenged students’ video, planning to high-school journalism Does your publication interviewing and feature production skills as they have a policy covering the 2302 (2.5 hours) raised money for their broadcast program. Middle school students death of a student or faculty 2317 Mike Riley, Cody High School, Cody, Wyo. member? How are refunds handled? and advisers will meet with 8 a.m. Saturday, Elite 2 If a reporter plagiarizes, what is the editors from Orange Glen, official position of the paper, and how Walnut, Sunny Hills and Bullard ONLINE will the situation be handled? Learn high schools to discuss their current publications and to prepare for high Increase your online hits: why your publication needs policies, Bridging the media gap how to use the policies efficiently and school journalism classes. 1506 Do you want to increase views on your effectively, and how to create your 1 to 3:20 p.m. Saturday, publication’s website? Come take a look at how publication’s policies. Orange County 4 The Harbinger uses multimedia and convergence Anita Marie Wertz, MJE, Cesar Chavez to enhance both their online and print High School, Stockton, Calif. publications. Tips will be shared to help get more 10 a.m. Saturday, people in your school and community involved in Orange County 4 your website. Maggie Simmons, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan. 8 a.m. Saturday, Gold Key I-II

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PHOTOGRAPHY your foreground to tell more about your 365: A year of photos On-site Critiques background can change your outcome 1511 The speaker will give an explanation Advisers and staffs who submitted dramatically. of what a 365 is and the different newspapers, newsmagazines, Alissa Pollack and Andrea Zecy, Shawnee ways in which somebody can begin his or yearbooks, videos and literary Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan. her own project. Students will go away with magazines for a critique should 8 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 2 knowledge of how to apply the 365 project check appointment times posted to their publications and personal artistic at the Elite Registration Counter. A YEARBOOK, BUSINESS/ADVERTISING journeys. complete schedule will be posted Chat, like and text your way to Grant Heinlein, Shawnee Mission East High near the critique room Friday and increased yearbook sales School, Prairie Village, Kan. Looking for high-impact, low-cost 8 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A Saturday. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, 1541 La Jolla ways to increase yearbook sales? Wondering how new social-media NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK trends and tools will impact the future of your Through the readers’ eyes yearbook program? Come chat about e-mail, Today’s students lead fast-paced lives. They all-calls, videos and tour the latest social, suffer from information overload. MEETING mobile and location-based tools including Flashy Web sites, slick magazines, 1516 Scholastic Press Rights Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Foursquare. action-packed video games and Commission meeting You’ll see how, when and where to use these movies compete for their attention. Given Members of this commission will meet to fun (and free!) tools to make your yearbook the situation, publication staffs need to take make plans and goals for the upcoming year. the talk of the town. a serious look at their publications from the Other advisers who are interested in being Kris Mateski, Walsworth Publishing Co., readers’ point of view. Are our newspapers part of the commission are invited to attend. Kansas City, Mo. and yearbooks as reader-friendly as they John Bowen, MJE, Kent State University, Kent, 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 could be? Are they written and designed to Ohio compete for the attention of our selective, 8 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles ONLINE reluctant readers? Come explore a number of Multimedia made easy: Websites writing and design techniques that can help YEARBOOK through Wordpress turn students into readers. Design Quest: Finding ideas for Brenda Gorsuch, MJE, West Henderson High This introductory-level session 1546 School, Hendersonville, N.C. your 2012 yearbook teaches advisers and students how to build a website using Wordpress, 8 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C This session will stimulate your 1531 thinking for next year. Where do a publishing platform that makes it easy top-notch yearbook designers get to have a functional, multiuser site that is NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK all those great ideas? Come see what the also aesthetically pleasing. Learn how one AP style is not always APparent professionals are doing and see how you staff launched its site with a wide variety of In this editors-only session, students might adapt them to next year’s book. content, including blogs, audio slideshows, will receive an Associated Press 1521 Jim Jordan, Del Campo High School, Fair podcasts, videos, articles and more. Quickguide and several tips on how Oaks, Calif. James Miller and Liz Palmer, CJE, duPont to lead their staff in AP-style corrections. 8 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest Manual High School, Louisville, Ky. Editors also will receive mini lessons for the 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 upcoming school year. Lauren Clodfelter, Jeffersonville High School, NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK Jeffersonville, Ind. Same story, different package 8 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D Want to get more readers for your publication? Looking for innovative, 2121 PHOTOGRAPHY cutting-edge alternatives to JEA Bookstore traditional stories? Learn how to Photojournalism from Check out the new books, as well push your readership to the next level by as popular bestsellers, at the JEA Baghdad to Bangkok connecting to your audience. Bookstore. Nearly 300 items relating Photographer Andy Nelson will 1521 Brian Wilson, CJE, Waterford Kettering High share photographs he has taken School, Waterford, Mich. to journalism are available, including on assignments around the world. 8 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 textbooks, curriculum development, He will describe the scenes and situations yearbook, newspaper, design, and how he was able to make pictures that PHOTOGRAPHY photography, writing, desktop provide compelling insight into the struggles Little details, big difference publishing, new media, advertising and triumphs faced by people worldwide. and broadcast. Supplies are limited, Andy Nelson, Kansas State University, This class teaches beginning photographers so shop early. See Convention Update Manhattan, Kan. about the small changes they can make to produce the photo they 1536 for Meet the Author book-signing 8 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E want. Bending down six inches schedule. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, to clean up your background, shooting Grand Ballroom G-H-J with your back to the light or using

JEA/NSPA 53 saturday BROADCAST, ONLINE Adviser Hospitality Journalism 2.0: Using mobile 9 a.m. Meet with your colleagues from devices and cloud-based workflow ADVISING across the country in the adviser New mobile apps put the power of hospitality suite. Local committee authoring and publishing literally 2257 JEA Mentoring: Triage members will be available to into the hands of students. Find out for new advisers 1571 recommend sightseeing, dining how to author and publish your text, video JEA-trained mentors are prepared and entertainment options. Friesen and photos using the latest apps, writing and to help first- and second-year journalism Yearbooks will underwrite Saturday collaboration tools, and best practices. advisers who may feel they are likely to 1) morning hospitality refreshments. Michael Hernandez, Mira Costa High School, live through the experience; 2) die from the experience; 3) thrive, given appropriate help. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Grand Manhattan Beach, Calif. 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 7 Apply for a JEA mentor. Find out how to Ballroom G-H-J assess your situation and locate the resources GENERAL AUDIENCE for survival, with or without the help of a How not to kill each other mentor. Jo Ann Hagood, Jackson, Ala.; Marie Parsons, NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, ONLINE Whether it’s yearbook, newspaper, online, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and Writing the personal column broadcast or a literary magazine Nora Stephens, Huntsville, Ala. The strongest personal columns are those we are all carrying the weight of a 1561 that draw from the writer’s own deadline and the stress that comes 9 a.m. Saturday, Desert Springs 1551 experiences. Come and read some with it. Come by and we’ll talk it out, explore top examples and participate in our options and work toward solutions. I’ll NEWSPAPER some brainstorming activities to generate bring the play dough. Best of newspaper design column ideas from your own experiences. Beth Lee, Hope International University, This session will look at award-winning Bretton Zinger, MJE, Chantilly High School, Fullerton, Calif. newspapers to see what elements 1576 Chantilly, Va. 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 8 make them so good. It is a terrific 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 opportunity to examine the details YEARBOOK of their pages and get ideas for making your GENERAL AUDIENCE Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry publication even better than it is now. We will look at design elements one by one. You will Giving voice to the voiceless ... but most of all, make an impact! be able to download the presentation from a The Davis High HUB found that most of the Be brave and throw out trite themes 1566 file-sharing website. people interviewed for stories were and copy. Instead, build a concept, 2091 Linda Barrington, MJE, Mount Mary College, a lot like the staff: high-achieving coverage and plan to make the methods for Milwaukee, Wis. juniors and seniors with a heavy telling the stories of your year both innovative concentration of white and Asian females. and memorable. 9 a.m. Saturday, Elite 2 But the HUB took concrete steps to make sure Linda Ballew, CJE, Great Falls High School, articles more accurately reflected the student Great Falls, Mont. GENERAL AUDIENCE body. Learn how to conduct a diversity audit 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 9 Issue Seminar: Citizen journalism and alter your story assignment process to (2 hours) bring real change to your publication or MEETING How is the Internet influencing our 1581 website. JEA Multicultural Commission perception of the news? This seminar Kelly Wilkerson, Davis Senior High School, meeting will explore its impact on television, Davis, Calif. print and electronic media. From startup, Commission members will discuss special 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 4 online freelance journalists, to independent projects and goals for the upcoming year. television and movie producers, and even Steve O’Donoghue, California Scholastic GENERAL AUDIENCE Journalism Initiative, Sacramento, Calif. The Pacemaker (print) 8 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas Since 1927, the Pacemaker has been the Meet the Mentors highest honor NSPA gives to its This is your chance to talk one- 1556 MEETING members and one of the top honors on-one with a JEA mentor. Ask for Scholastic Journalism Week in scholastic journalism. Come and advice. Ask about how to get a see a collection of the finest publications Committee meeting mentor for yourself. Ask about how A member of the SJW committee, or want in the country and how they are setting to become a mentor. Or just talk trends. We can’t promise you a Pacemaker to be? Stop by this session and help plan about teaching and advising. All JEA after attending this session, but you should activities for the annual Scholastic Journalism leave inspired and with a few new ideas to Week, the last full week in February. New mentors are experienced journalism implement in your publication. advisers, veteran advisers and anyone in the educators who are good listeners Logan Aimone, MJE, National Scholastic Press middle is welcome. This is your chance to get and have plenty of tricks up their Association, Minneapolis, Minn. involved with JEA! sleeves to help you solve journalism 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 6 Tom Gayda, MJE, North Central High School, problems. 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Indianapolis, Ind. Grand Ballroom G-H-J 8 a.m. Saturday, San Diego

54 JEA/NSPA saturday conditions that permitted Wikileaks, seeking NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK, ADVISING This Los Angeles Times reporter will give tips breaking news has become an obsession of Drop the red pen: on things such as gathering clips, getting our information-based society. The changing Turning editors into coaches internships and job prospects. blogosphere landscape and Teflon boundaries Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, Los Too often editors and advisers are of infotainment have also created a developing 1601 Angeles, Calif. simply correcting writing by telling niche for citizen-journalism. Panelists will the reporter exactly what to do. 9 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest examine variations on the citizen-journalism While effective, this doesn’t exactly create theme, discussing Wiki journalism and writers or teach staff members how to avoid FEATURED SPEAKER, BROADCAST looking at media pioneers as well as student problems in the future. This session will look Gadgets, facts and deadlines: journalists. at how to make editors lose the red-pen Panelists to be named Getting the story right and method and become coaches of writing. 1631 9 a.m. Saturday, Elite 3 on the air Karen Wagner, Eaglecrest High School, Broadcast news gathering has changed Centennial, Colo. YEARBOOK dramatically in recent years with new, quicker 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C technology. How do we take advantage of Top 10 ways to be the iPhones, laptops and phone cameras to organized in yearbook NEWSPAPER report accurately and factually for air? Ever lost a photo or used one twice? 1586 Public Relations: Another Sid Garcia, KABC-TV, Glendale, Calif. Forgotten to assign someone to side of journalism 9 a.m. Saturday, Marquis South cover the big game? Sent in your Find out what goes into a press kit, 1606 pages and realized you were several spreads how the materials are put together NEWSPAPER short? Nothing is more frustrating than a lack and the journalist’s approach to dealing with of organization affecting the quality of your Beyond the scoreboard: public relations account executives. yearbook. This session will offer 10 helpful Better sports writing Karen Thompson, Flintridge Sacred Heart tips including photo organizing, developing a Great sports reporting goes far 1636 Academy, La Canada Flintridge, Calif. ladder, meeting deadlines and grading. beyond game recaps and season 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D Mark Novom, Brentwood School, Los Angeles, stats. Through the lens of sports, writers Calif. can describe the triumphs, tragedies and YEARBOOK 9 a.m. Saturday, Gold Key I-II issues on campus. And, with the latest social Design with purpose media, your sports coverage can (and should) LAW/ETHICS, GENERAL AUDIENCE This session will focus on content- 1611 become up-to-the-minute for your readers. driven design — using fonts, There are enough angles to high school Press Law/Ethics: photographs and graphic touches to not sports to fill 64 magazine pages with profiles, Handling tough calls only fit the personality/concept/theme of advanced feature stories, opinions and more. To print, or not to print? Journalists 1591 the yearbook, but also to tell the individual Ellen Austin, CJE, Palo Alto High School, Palo who have a solid grounding in press story on each spread. Learn how to use Alto, Calif. law can easily make some judgments. different designs throughout yet maintain a 9 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 Other decisions, not strictly covered by the consistency within the book. law or by school rules, involve knowledge Crystal Kazmierski, Arrowhead Christian LAW/ETHICS of professional journalistic standards and Academy, Redlands, Calif. methods for exploring ethical dilemmas. Could you, should you, would you? 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E Let’s talk about the law. We will talk about Learn the basics of press law, including the your rights as scholastic journalists laws of libel, copyright and privacy, and learn GENERAL AUDIENCE and determine what you CAN do, 1641 some mechanisms a staff or an individual can which may be different from what employ to make those to calls. Go fish! you SHOULD do. We’ll help you figure out Steve Matson, MJE, Tacoma, Wash. Using the philosophies inspired by the what you WOULD do to make sound, ethical 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A fishmongers at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, you will learn how to 1621 decisions. make student journalism even more Kathy Habiger, MJE, Mill Valley High School, NEWSPAPER rewarding. If people working with raw fish Shawnee, Kan., and Amy Morgan, MJE, May the best writer publish can have fun in the cold and damp, then Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Competition among staff members journalists can “Be There,” “Make Their Day,” Park, Kan. results in better writing and variety 1596 “Play” and “Choose Your Attitude.” 9 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 2 for readers. For each issue, students Kathy Daly, Denver, Colo. compete for space in a variety of short writing 9 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northeast YEARBOOK, BUSINESS/ADVERTISING spots. Discover how this system creates better writers. Don’t stop there — get columnists to Marketing to Latino parents FEATURED SPEAKER, GENERAL AUDIENCE If your school has a growing turn in interesting copy on time. 1646 Hispanic population and you find Janet Levin, MJE, John Hersey High School, Breaking into journalism: your yearbook sales continuing to drop, Arlington Heights, Ill. Tips for young reporters then this session is of special interest to you. 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom B How do you break into the 1626 journalism business? What types The class will present findings from a Latino of jobs are available for young journalists marketing firm that recently conducted and what do you need to do to get them? research across the country to determine

JEA/NSPA 55 saturday the buying habits of our country’s fastest- Lori Oglesbee-Petter, CJE, McKinney High growing minority group. The session will Media Swap Shop for Advisers School, McKinney, Texas offer practical and proven ways of marketing This swap shop is a prime 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 8 effectively to your school’s population. Carlos Briano, El Dorado High School, El opportunity for preregistered advisers to share useful ideas and PHOTOGRAPHY Paso, Texas, and Candis Brinegar, Walsworth Photographic awesomeness Publishing Co., El Paso, Texas concepts with others. Bring at least nine samples of your newspaper, Having “photographic awesomeness” comes 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 to only the smartest, most agile, literary magazine or one copy of most thoughtful photographers: the 1686 YEARBOOK your yearbook or broadcast DVD to ones who come to this session. You ‘Glee’ Whiz show at your table. Each delegate will found out how Light plus Content plus “Glee” is like yearbook? Yep! 1651 attending a swap shop must have Composition equals Awesomeness. A handy- There’s a theme, sections, photo a ticket, which will be in the school dandy little handout will help you remember opportunities, stories to be told ... and registration packet. all the magic that you learn. it’s all driven around central characters at 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 10 Eric Thomas, CJE, Saint Teresa’s Academy, school. Finding a place in the yearbook for Kansas City, Mo. everyone at your school can seem difficult 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 9 but it’s crucial to your success. Let’s create an experience that covers everyone from ONLINE ADVISING, BUSINESS/ADVERTISING Finn to Puck, Brittany to Artie. Uncover great Leadership Development = opportunities for storytelling. From Meh to Epic: Learn from Shannon Williams, Jostens, Chicago, Ill., and Online Pacemaker finalists Good Business The business aspects of your Ava Butzu, Grand Blanc High School, Grand Want a highly interactive multimedia 1671 1691 Blanc, Mich. website with lots of page views, publications offer opportunities to 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 robust content and intuitive develop leaders, expand the make- navigation? The 2011 NSPA Online Pacemaker up of your staff and expand your program. This presentation will show how one proven YEARBOOK Finalists have mastered these areas and more. Get an explanation of the judging criteria and program works and offer a chance for new Tell the WHOLE story 1656 process, then see examples of where these advisers or student editors or business The sin of omission — failure to do finalists excelled. You’ll leave with tips to managers to ask their questions about the something one can and ought to do. It is the better serve your audience, something that business side of publications. most damnable sin committed by yearbook could get you an epic win. Gary Lindsay, MJE, John F. Kennedy High staffs. Learn how to expand coverage through Logan Aimone, MJE, National Scholastic Press School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa your words, photos and design. Association, Minneapolis, Minn., and David 9 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas Judi Coolidge, Balfour Yearbooks, Avon Studinski, College Media Network, New York, Lake, Ohio, and Marilyn Scoggins, Balfour N.Y. PRESS ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS Yearbooks, Dallas, Texas 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 6 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 Scholastic press association roundtable (2 hours) ADVISING YEARBOOK The roundtable provides an 1696 Taking your broadcast program opportunity for those involved in Hidden in plain sight scholastic press associations to share Getting your driver’s license to pets to the next level 1661 ideas and strategies. We will discuss how state to parents who work in the same Are you looking for new student 1676 and regional SPA groups can take advantage school as their children ... the same cliche project ideas, fundraising methods of national initiatives. We’ll also talk about stories appear year after year. Fresh story and bigger audiences? Are you ready how budget cuts in education are affecting ideas are lurking everywhere, if you know to increase quality and quantity of your media programs at the state level. where to look. Come find new ideas to turn equipment? Attendees can choose from a Julie E. Dodd, MJE, University of Florida, your yearbook coverage around. menu list of these and other topics to keep this Gainesville, Fla. Nancy Hastings, MJE, Highland, Ind. session centered on issues that concern you. 9 a.m. Saturday, San Diego 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 4 Phillip Harris, Instructional Consultant, Visual Communication, Springfield, Va. 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 7 ADVISING YEARBOOK Get Certified: Photojournalism Better by design 1666 GENERAL AUDIENCE Whether you’re planning to take the CJE These principles of design make the exam or just want to learn more difference between good yearbooks and great 5 steps of revision about principles of photojournalism, 1701 ones. See how knowing what subtle changes Feedback leads a student through the editing this session is for you. Learn about to make can create a drastically different look process to create a stronger piece, 1681 the elements of composition, camera in terms of sophistication and polish. but the load of grading can interfere techniques, file formats, photo management. Ann Akers, MJE, Herff Jones, Matthews, N.C., with the efficiency. These five steps We’ll also cover strategies for how to teach and Paul Ender, Palm Springs, Calif. of revision keep feedback immediate and these concepts to your students so they can 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 5 monitored. We’ll go through the process step by step. become more proficient at presenting the

56 JEA/NSPA saturday visual side of the story. sharpening and correcting image exposure. online editions and make it a daily source Sarah Nichols, MJE, Whitney High School, (Sign up and get ticket at registration desk. of news on campus and in their community Rocklin, Calif. Limit 34) through breaking news, blogs, videos, 9 a.m. Saturday, Suite 304 Don Leonard, Walsworth Publishing, podcasts, live chats, photo galleries, Twitter, Kansas City, Mo. Facebook and more. ADVISING 10 a.m. Saturday, Elite 1 Chase Wofford, Coppell High School, Coppell, What I wish I had known ... Texas This session, primarily for new advisers, will GENERAL AUDIENCE 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C detail elements of journalism that Tom and Kathy’s super design time, 1706 are integral to advising newspaper Part I NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK and/or yearbook. The presenter Deadline — a not-so-dirty word The slides are new. The jokes are 1726 will share the things she would like to have new. The prizes are new, too. Stop by Learn several easy tips on how to make your known coming in as a new adviser. deadlines less painful and easier to and learn all about the newest and 1751 Ellen Kersey, CJE, Corban College, Salem, Ore. greatest design trends from two of the most manage. Time will be provided for 9 a.m. Saturday, Suite 312 fun people at the convention. We’ll be talking questions and answers. newspaper, magazine and yearbook. Lori Keekley, MJE, Saint Louis Park High LAW/ETHICS, ADVISING Tom Gayda, MJE, North Central High School, School, Saint Louis Park, Minn. Making the case for Indianapolis, Ind., and Kathy Habiger, MJE, 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D scholastic journalism Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan. 10 a.m. Saturday, Elite 2 GENERAL AUDIENCE Higher test scores, better grades, 1711 more awards. Recent research shows Clean up your typography that high school journalism can play PHOTOGRAPHY Keep the typography clean, simple and consistent in your publication while a unique role in preparing young people for Digital Photography: 1756 college and adult life. Learn how you can use Shoot like a pro adding design headlines to your 1731 pages to add variety and surprises. this research to support your student media Learn professional photography Randy Stano, University of Miami, Coral program. techniques that contribute to creating Gables, Fla. Mark Goodman, Kent State University, Kent, compelling and award-winning photographs. Ohio Fred Perrin, Friesen Yearbooks, Altona 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E 9 a.m. Saturday, Suite 315 Manitoba, Canada 10 a.m. Saturday, Gold Key I-II ADVISING Help for new advisers 1761 10 a.m. GENERAL AUDIENCE Advisers who have been mentored as a part of the JEA Mentoring ADVISING Team storytelling wrap-up Program share their experiences in the Students who participated in Thursday’s team program. Learn about the advantages of Grammar crammers for journalists storytelling workshop are invited having an experienced journalism mentor Are staff writers repeatedly making to this special session to review the 1736 guide you through your first years of advising. grammatical errors? Are the copy 1716 results of their efforts. Melissa Dixon, Oak Mountain High School, editors spending hours correcting Jill Chittum, CJE, Blue Valley High School, Birmingham, Ala.; Jody Evans, Hillcrest those basic errors? The writers have studied Stilwell, Kan.; Amy DeVault, CJE, Wichita State High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Erica Hand, the grammar rules since elementary school University, Wichita, Kan., and Lindsay Safe, Milwaukie High School, Milwaukie, Ore.; Anna but they forget them in high school. Using Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, Calif. Horton, Highland High School, Gilbert, Ariz.; five-minute, daily grammar crammers to 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A incorporate grammar lessons in a production Greg Reilly, Harlem High School, Machesney class will not only refresh those lessons but Park, Ill.; Jessica Young, CJE, Orange Glen High NEWSPAPER will also take the staffers to a higher level of School, Escondido, Calif. effective writing. It’s your opinion; get it right 10 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles Martha Rothwell, Statesville, N.C. This is a “nuts ‘n’ bolts” session for newspaper students and advisers on writing 10 a.m. Saturday, Desert Springs 1741 GENERAL AUDIENCE staff editorials. Emphasis will be on What’s the alternative? cooperating with an editorial board, YEARBOOK, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Alternative copy can help student types of editorials and preparation for writing journalists find new ways to connect Photoshop: Essential tricks to clear, concise opinion pieces for your staff. 1766 with their readers. This session making good pics Ron Bonadonna, CJE, Mays Landing, N.J. will explore the possibilities of Different people, different cameras, 1721 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom B communicating through alternative copy at different times of day and location formats. Be prepared to participate! all conspire to make the images in MULTIMEDIA Kathy Daly, Denver, Colo. your publication look inconsistent and even plain messy. For beginning to intermediate Convergence and interactive 10 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northeast users, here are some essential actions and online publications methods for making your good pictures look Session will show how student 1746 great. 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FEATURED SPEAKER, GENERAL AUDIENCE American student know of Muslim sects? examples from coast to coast as well as learn You want to cover Hollywood? LOL! Religious leaders of different faiths and some specific guidelines that will help you set Celebrity journalism in the face of Twitter, students who have started a Muslim Club at your book apart. Facebook, blogs, aggregators, their public high school will share information Ann Akers, MJE, Herff Jones, Charlotte, N.C., iPhones, Flip cams, entertainment TV 1771 regarding common misconceptions and and Paul Ender, Palm Springs, Calif. shows, weekly magazines and those the reality of some members of society who 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 5 smudgy gray things called newspapers. become engaged or alienated with their Michael Fleeman, People Magazine, Los form of government. We will explore several NEWSPAPER, ADVISING Angeles, Calif. examples of student groups that have tried to Editorials: The soul of your paper address or counter Islamophobia. 10 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest This is a session about leadership, about Panelists to be announced persuasion and about courage. GENERAL AUDIENCE 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 Most of your newspaper is a mirror 1816 that reflects the way your school So, you want to be a comedian YEARBOOK “Dying’s easy, comedy is hard.” Orange County community is. Editorials can show us how Register columnist and young-adult Top advisers discuss your school could be. We live in a cynical fiction author D.L. Garfinkle will 1776 yearbook trends age, but we can guard the gates of idealism through our editorial leadership. This is a talk about effective humor writing Join a panel of top honorees in JEA’s 1796 and what makes funny funny — and SPLC 2010 National Yearbook Adviser session about making a difference. attorney Frank LoMonte will flag some of the of the Year competition for a far- Jack Kennedy, MJE, Colorado High School pitfalls when funny falls flat. reaching discussion and Q-and-A session. Press Association, Highlands Ranch, Colo. D.L. Garfinkle, Orange County Register, Santa Moderator: Lori Oglesbee-Petter, CJE, 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 6 Ana, Calif., and Frank LoMonte, Student Press McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas Law Center, Arlington, Va. Panelists: Sarah Nichols, MJE, Whitney High BROADCAST 10 a.m. Saturday, Marquis South School, Rocklin, Calif.; Charla Harris, CJE, Broadcast: Don’t just enter it — Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, Texas; win it! Mary Patrick, CJE, Maize South Middle School, GENERAL AUDIENCE Phil Harris, a veteran video contest Wichita, Kan., and Mitch Ziegler, CJE, Redondo 1821 Design with help from our friends judge, discusses the most common Union High School, Rendondo Beach, Calif. In this design session on ideas from the errors in contest entries and how pros, come sample what’s hot in 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 student producers can avoid making those newspaper, magazine and yearbook 1781 mistakes. The techniques will carry over from design. PHOTOGRAPHY winning contests to winning in the real world Mitch Eden, CJE, Kirkwood High School, The portrait with high-quality productions. Attendees will Kirkwood, Mo. Come take a look at some of the view one of the world’s worst produced news 10 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 entrants and award recipients in 1801 stories and have fun picking out the mistakes. JEA’s Portrait photo competition and Phillip Harris, Instructional Consultant, Visual ONLINE discuss what makes a good portrait and the Communication, Springfield, Va. You have a website; now what? different types of portraits. We’ll also discuss 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 7 how a portrait is different from a mug shot Choosing your platform, hosting plan and and how to shoot good mug shots. getting the site set is half the battle. BROADCAST Bradley Wilson, CJE, Cary, N.C. The other half of the battle deals 1786 Funny broadcasts, the right way with getting your staff organized, 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 Skits, parodies and inside joke videos might posting consistent updates and adding special be fun to make, but it’s not fair to 1826 extras to draw visitors to the site. We will be ONLINE, NEWSPAPER subject your audience to that kind talking about everything you need to help Enter the blogosphere of torture — and it’s definitely not make your move online the best it can be. You want to add personality to 1806 journalism. In this session, see examples of Aaron Manfull, MJE, Francis Howell North your website by adding blogs, but how some video students have captured High School, St. Charles, Mo. journalistic blogs have certain guidelines for organic humor for their broadcasts. 10 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 2 students to follow. Learn those guidelines and Alyssa Armentrout, McKinney High School, more in this session. McKinney, Texas GENERAL AUDIENCE Jim Streisel, MJE, Carmel High School, 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 8 Issue Seminar: Islamophobia Carmel, Ind. 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 4 (2 hours) GENERAL AUDIENCE The digital age of peer editing John Feffer describes three myths 1791 YEARBOOK of Islamophobia that are flourishing Many students and teachers are comfortable worldwide. Another author has 20 ways to make your with peer-editing sessions using small groups, red pens and guided 1831 described Islamophobia as one of society’s yearbook amazing 1811 greatest, growing dilemmas. How has the We’ll start with 10 years to make questions on the chalkboard. media perpetuated this fear? How objectively your yearbook great ... and then we’ll talk But what about the new age of computer based are some of our perceptions about about another 10 considerations for raising collaboration when students work online the religion of Islam? What does the average the bar even more. You’ll see hundreds of to edit one another’s work? This session will

58 JEA/NSPA saturday provide one teacher’s approach and invite You can even use these to set measurable Lynn Strause, East Lansing, Mich. other teachers and editors to share ideas. achievement goals. This session will show you 11 a.m. Saturday, Elite 3 Eric Thomas, CJE, Saint Teresa’s Academy, how to take critiques and use them to better Kansas City, Mo. your program in all aspects. YEARBOOK, PHOTOGRAPHY, MAGAZINE 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 9 Michele Dunaway, MJE, Francis Howell High The nature of color School, Saint Charles, Mo. Learn the fundamentals of color theory and LAW/ETHICS, GENERAL AUDIENCE 10 a.m. Saturday, Suite 315 how creative use of color contributes Open discussion of prior review to creating compelling and award- 1871 and censorship (2 hours) 11 a.m. winning photographs and yearbook Tell us about your experiences 1836 design. with prior review and censorship. Fred Perrin, Friesen Yearbooks, Altona, MEETING Members of JEA’s Press Rights Commission Manitoba, Canada will listen and discuss prior review and JEA Awards Committee meeting 11 a.m. Saturday, Gold Key I-II censorship with anyone who has experienced Committee members will meet to review it or is interested in this educationally award applications. LAW/ETHICS unsound practice. This session, open to all Linda Drake, CJE, Chase County High School, Censorship, fact and fiction Cottonwood Falls, Kan. students, advisers and administrators, is only Young-adult fiction author D.L. Garfinkle part of an ongoing investigation into the 11 a.m. Saturday, Desert Springs and attorney Frank LoMonte practice of prior review in scholastic media. will talk about recent censorship 1876 John Bowen, MJE, Kent State University, Kent, ONLINE controversies in all forms, from Ohio Web design using iWeb (2 hours) books to plays to newspapers, and what the 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 10 Is your creativity hindered by Wordpress law does and doesn’t allow. Bring your own templates and HTML code? Learn to story for the group to discuss and learn from. ADVISING create a dynamic website for your 1856 D.L. Garfinkle, Orange County Register, Santa Why consider JEA certification? publication quickly and easily using Ana, Calif., and Frank LoMonte, Student Press Advisers can demonstrate their Apple’s free iWeb. We’ll cover the drag-and- Law Center, Arlington, Va. professionalism by earning Certified 1841 drop interface, creating slide shows, video 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A Journalism Educator status and and podcasts, web hosting, design tips even become Master Journalism Educator. and best practices. No HTML programming NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK This session tells how the JEA certification required. (Sign up and get a ticket at the The team bonded, had fun and convention registration desk. Limit 34.) program works and how advisers can gain gave 110% their CJE or MJE. Michael Hernandez, Mira Costa High School, This session will deal with those Mark Newton, MJE, Mountain Vista High Manhattan Beach, Calif. 1881 trite terms and phrases. It’s so easy School, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 11 a.m. Saturday, Elite 1 to use them, because these are 10 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas the responses we usually get from those we GENERAL AUDIENCE interview, but what do these phrases and ADVISING Tom and Kathy’s super design time, terms really mean? How can we get to the Get Certified: Design and graphics Part 2 meat of the story, instead of settling for the Whether you’re planning to take the CJE The slides are new. The jokes are 1861 mundane? exam or just want to learn more new. The prizes are new, too. Stop by Ellen Kersey, CJE, Corban University, Salem, about principles of design and 1846 and learn all about the newest and Ore. graphic elements, this session is for greatest design trends from two of the most 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom B you. Learn about contrast, emphasis, rhythm, fun people at the convention. We’ll be talking balance, proportion, direction and unity with newspaper, magazine and yearbook. There’s ONLINE, NEWSPAPER contemporary examples from a variety of something for everyone! 10 steps to creating a successful media. We’ll also cover strategies for how to Tom Gayda, MJE, North Central High School, teach these concepts to your students. Indianapolis, Ind., and Kathy Habiger, MJE, online publication Kim Green, MJE, Columbus North High Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan. As multimedia becomes a larger 1886 School, Columbus, Ind. 11 a.m. Saturday, Elite 2 part of today’s scholastic and 10 a.m. Saturday, Suite 304 professional journalism, this session will have something for everyone. Learn how YEARBOOK to generate site traffic, create an appealing ADVISING The well-rounded yearbooker Web page, cover live events and much more. Using critiques to hit high targets Developing multiple personalities can Leslie Orman and Chase Snider, Kickapoo While winning awards is always nice, those actually be an advantage for editors, 1866 High School, Springfield, Mo. critiques we receive and those staffers and advisers who want to 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C contests we enter can be so much 1851 successfully survive the yearbook more. Contests and critiques can challenge. Take a not-so-serious look at what BUSINESS/ADVERTISING be used to justify the importance of your more than 30 yearbooking years have taught publication program to administration and to this former adviser about making the most of Sell like a pro The winning attitude for sales of show how your program meets high targets. the experience. 1891 your yearbook, newspaper and

60 JEA/NSPA saturday magazine starts here. Learn how to sell PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY advertising like a pro and raise the big bucks. Thinking in sports Adobe Photoshop CS5 Come to this fun, educational session that will A session that sounds like the 1911 OK, it’s been out for almost a year now. But give your staff the confidence to succeed at greatest oxymoron will cover how if you haven’t take a look at Adobe sales. to improve your sports photography by Photoshop CS5 and want to take a 1936 Nora Guiney, Walsworth Publishing Co., understanding the game and preparing for peek, now is your chance. Come see Riverview, Mich. the moment. how the Content Aware functions work and 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D C. Dow Tate, Shawnee Mission East High why they’re applicable to photojournalism. School, Shawnee Mission, Kan. Or how you can use the lens correction to PHOTOGRAPHY 11 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest simulate the use of a fisheye lens. Or what this Be an action hero HDR thing is all about anyway. “With great power comes great responsibility.” GENERAL AUDIENCE Bradley Wilson, CJE, Cary, N.C. You may not be Spider-Man, but that 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 1896 Everybody has one press pass does give you the power An opinion, that is. And if you’re like most and the responsibility to capture teens, you don’t mind sharing your NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK, ADVISING images that transform your publications’ opinion with others. A few tips on 1916 The redesign retreat pages. Channel your inner Peter Parker as we maximizing your chances to be Never quite managed to accomplish a reveal the secrets of taking compelling action noticed, heard and remembered. complete redesign? A retreat to the 1941 photos while on assignment. Step out from Bobby Hawthorne, Austin, Texas mountaintop with your returning behind that shadow and assume your true 11 a.m. Saturday, Marquis South staff members may be just what identity. your publication needs to sort out the Deanne Brown and Cindy Todd, Westlake ONLINE complexities of a redesign and to prepare High School, Austin, Texas Journalism thrives on the Internet for the coming year. The presenter will focus 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E on the process newspaper students have After 29 years as a national reporter used to redesign and get organized in fun, and columnist for the Los Angeles 1921 MEETING productive, four-day summer retreats. Times Robert Scheer took the high Steve Matson, MJE, Tacoma, Wash. Development/Curriculum standards of that paper to the Internet by Commission meeting founding and editing Truthdig.com. He hired 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 4 This commission will meet to discuss projects skilled editors and writers from the old media for the upcoming year. to report the news in the incredibly vibrant YEARBOOK Lori Oglesbee-Petter, CJE, McKinney High atmosphere of the new media. Themes like a concept to me School, McKinney, Texas Robert Scheer, Truthdig, Santa Monica, Calif. Not just a slogan and not just a graphic 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J 11 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 device, themes of today form the entire concept of the book and help 1946 ADVISING YEARBOOK the staff develop story ideas and Establishing a national PLC for voice to more effectively tell the story of the Group therapy year. If you’re struggling on coming up with journalism teachers and advisers Challenged by finding an approach to cover the perfect theme, this session may help put OK, so you teach journalism and groups? Confused about to handle 1926 you on the right track. advise student media all by yourself 1901 inactive groups? Perplexed when an Linda Puntney, MJE, Manhattan, Kan. organization fails to fit into coverage — but your principal wants you to 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 5 be in a Professional Learning Community with plans? Join the group as it searches for the best therapies for these common challenges. the speech teacher. Come and help establish YEARBOOK a PLC with other j-teachers across the county. Martha Akers, Loudoun Valley High School, Mark Newton, MJE, Mountain Vista High Purcellville, Va. Sports matters 1951 School, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 11 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 2 He’s a lifelong Giants fan; she’s a 11 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles lifelong Indians fan, and together they have YEARBOOK advised more yearbooks than play-off games won by both teams. Find out why sports YEARBOOK, MAGAZINE The power of print pages are often the weakest in yearbooks Recipes for cool secondary In the midst of the digital communications and the most taken for granted. Get ideas for revolution, it’s time to recognize and coverage 1906 1931 going beyond the obvious and getting into It is not a 30-minute meal. Nor is it a embrace the power of print. This the culture and reality of sports coverage. week’s worth of recipes, but using Rachel Ray’s session offers dynamic yearbook Join these yearbook nerds for a look at the magazine, you can cook up some amazing design strategies that incorporate the power best and worst sports ideas you’ve ever seen. sidebars and modules for your publication. of print while strategically integrating the Judi Coolidge, Balfour Yearbooks, Avon Lake, Turn up the heat in your publication using a immediacy and appeal of online media. Ohio, and Casey Nichols, CJE, Rocklin High simple method from this magazine. Gary Lundgren, Jostens, Minneapolis, Minn. School, Rocklin, Calif. Larisa Capodieci, Balfour Yearbooks, Citrus 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 6 Heights, Calif., and Mike Taylor, Balfour Yearbooks, Dallas, Texas 11 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northeast

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BROADCAST ADVISING Music and copyright: Train your staff in 6 weeks Noon To use or not to use Learn how to make use of a staff manual to 1956 train a new staff, while still helping ONLINE Many student broadcasters want 1976 to use music to “spice” up their your veteran staffers to publish a Getting started with online media shows, but then the copyright laws get in paper. It just takes a little planning A former high school editor, now an editor/ to keep newbies learning the ropes in class, writer for Mind Equals Blown, will the way. Issues such as educational free use, 1991 music licenses and transformative use will while still leaving time to guide your editors. talk about his experience starting an be explained, and there will be time for Q Nancy Zubiri, Venice High School, Los online entertainment website and and A so you can bring up your own unique Angeles, Calif. how it can happen for you. MEB has grown scenarios. This workshop is designed to help 11 a.m. Saturday, Suite 304 to 20 staff members and is now international. keep students and teachers out of legal How do you find these types of opportunities trouble when it comes to using copyrighted ADVISING and how do you make it happen? music in video productions. Preparing young journalists for a Jack Appleby, Mind Equals Blown, Fullerton, Phillip Harris, Springfield, Va. Calif. multicultural world Noon Saturday, Elite 2 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 7 This session features leaders of the 1981 University of Alabama’s Multicultural ONLINE Journalism Program, winner of the 2011 JEA LAW/ETHICS Pushing the envelope Diversity Award. It will provide practical tips Media ethics for high-school in Web journalism 1961 for advisers on preparing students for media journalists careers in an increasingly multicultural world. Join our panel discussion with This class will be a basic introduction 2252 student editors from some of the country’s Topics include helping students find and gain to media ethics, and protected and top Web journalism programs as we admission into specialized summer programs unprotected speech. We will cover talk about what it takes to be an Online and integrating diversity into your lesson topics such as libel, copyright and invasion of Pacemaker finalist. plans and media. privacy. This will greatly benefit high school Paul Kandell, Palo Alto Senior High School, Jennifer Greer and Marie Parsons, University students who are interested in being involved Palo Alto, Calif. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. with journalism in college. 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 8 11 a.m. Saturday, Suite 312 Lauren Gocken and Diana Klote, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan. YEARBOOK ADVISING Noon Saturday, Gold Key I-II See what I’m saying Calling the Shots: Developing Knowing when to use and when strong student editorial leadership YEARBOOK, ONLINE to lose a graphic can be tricky. It’s 1966 Strong student editors don’t just It’s not layout; it’s DESIGN! an ever-changing world where the happen; they are developed by 1986 The arrangement of elements on a spread is written word is often dependent on the split advisers willing to give them the layout. Thoughtfully leading your 1996 judgment of a reader’s visual interest. Plain freedom and support to become critical reader around the spread to convey and simple ... you have to connect the verbal thinkers, thoughtful decision-makers and a message is design. Discover the and the visual elements on the page. Walk careful editors. Discover some ideas on how difference! away with ideas on how to give your page to move from publications control freak to Marilyn Scoggins, Balfour Yearbooks, Dallas, visual punch without making a mess. supportive coach. Texas Brenda Field, CJE, Glenbrook South High Nancy Freeman, MJE, Clayton High School, Noon Saturday, Grand Ballroom A School, Glenview, Ill., and Shannon Williams, Clayton, Mo. Jostens, Chicago, Ill. 11 a.m. Saturday, Suite 315 GENERAL AUDIENCE 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 9 Don’t be a lonely leader Editors live a lonely life. We make the hard ADVISING decisions and are put in tough Get Certified: Legal and spots with student staffs and school 2222 ethical issues administration. Learn the pros and Are you wanting to be more familiar 1971 with the legal and ethical issues surrounding student media? This Adviser Recognition Luncheon is the session for you. Whether it’s knowing JEA and NSPA will present awards at this special event. New and renewing the important cases or defining libel or Certified Journalism Educators and Master Journalism Educators will be understanding the importance of being a recognized. Winners of JEA’s Yearbook Adviser of the Year, Teacher Inspiration forum, here’s the place to find out what’s Award, Rising Star and Diversity awards will be honored. Sarah Nichols, MJE, essential and how you can teach it. Yearbook Adviser of the Year, and Linda Puntney, MJE, Teacher Inspiration Award Candace Bowen, MJE, Kent State University, winner, will speak. Preregistration was required. Please bring your ticket. Herff Kent, Ohio Jones has underwritten this event. 11 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas Noon to 2:20 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom F

62 JEA/NSPA saturday cons of leading and how to survive. BROADCAST basic workshop introduces HTML and CSS to Stephanie Coats, Hope International Establishing a beginners wanting to know the languages. University, Fullerton, Calif. broadcasting program From syntax to structure, the goal of this 2227 workshop is to have you capable of reading, Noon Saturday, Grand Ballroom B If your school wants to begin not writing, source code of a simple HTML broadcasting in the school or online, come site. GENERAL AUDIENCE learn what kind of space, gear, computers David Studinski, College Media Network, Mastering your writing and software is needed to place video on the New York, N.Y. This section breaks apart the pieces 2001 newspaper website or to broadcast a program of the story-writing process and schoolwide. Lessons acquainting students Noon Saturday, Platinum 4 how you can improve them individually. With with cameras, software and concepts will be stronger interviewing, writing and editing included. GENERAL AUDIENCE skills, you will create more polished products. Cyndy Green, Lodi, Calif. You had me at ‘hello’ Sarah Rajewski, Kansas State University, This hands-on, interactive session Noon Saturday, Orange County 1 2036 Manhattan, Kan. will reveal how easy it is to uncover Noon Saturday, Grand Ballroom C GENERAL AUDIENCE great stories: just ask. Participants will learn simple yet powerful interviewing Co-op Convergence: Even Contra GENERAL AUDIENCE techniques, first by watching demonstrations was better with two Motivating the masses then by practicing on strangers. Learn how to work in small teams Chris Holmes, Hazelwood West High School, “Senioritus,” “spring fever” and “winter blahs” 2021 to cover stories and publish them Hazelwood, Mo. are all different ways of saying 2006 across media. To tell a full story, Noon Saturday, Platinum 8 basically the same thing; no one you need full coverage: slideshows, video wants to get off their keister and coverage, written stories and infographics. GENERAL AUDIENCE get the work done. Take home some great Amazingly, working in a team can create all ideas for putting the batteries back into the these components without much extra work. Making the best first impression Energizer Bunny and getting your staff back Wes Mikel, Kansas City, Mo. Whether you need to interview as part of an in motion again. When there’s fun in the work assignment for your publication or Noon Saturday, Orange County 2 it’s easy to be motivated. broadcast or as a part of your efforts 2041 Mary Seal, Taylorsville High School, to get a job or an internship, this is Taylorsville, Utah LAW/ETHICS the one session that will give you the specific Noon Saturday, Grand Ballroom D Th1nk F1rst tools you need to stand out in the crowd. This As part of their 45words initiative, this interactive session will move you to the top group of JEA Scholastic Press of the list. NEWSPAPER 2026 Trends in high school Rights Student Partners will Marcia Meskiel-Macy, Balfour Yearbooks, share information to raise First Melbourne Beach, Fla. newspaper design Amendment awareness and help student Noon Saturday, Platinum 9 Let’s take a look at what is 2011 journalists understand prior review and happening in scholastic newspaper censorship, build positive relationships with design across the United States. We administrators and address current issues 1 p.m. will look at some PDFs and some of your own related to scholastic press rights. pages. Please bring copies of your student Morgan Brewster, Sunrise Mountain High COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, BROADCAST news publication to the session to share with School, Peoria, Ariz.; Zachary Knudson, St. Broadcast your voice: others and maybe have the speaker do a Francis High School, St. Francis, Minn., and quick group critique of a page or two. Learn to podcast 2046 Zoë Newcomb, Convent of the Sacred Heart Podcasting connects people in ways Randy Stano, University of Miami, Coral High School, San Francisco, Calif. the written word cannot. Come prepared to Gables, Fla. Noon Saturday, Platinum 1 discuss how podcasting can brand yourself Noon Saturday, Grand Ballroom E or school by creating relationships between YEARBOOK you and your listeners through informal, PHOTOGRAPHY Get a plan — a design plan creative storytelling. (Sign up and get ticket at Concert photography Learn the basics of solid yearbook registration desk. Limit 34.) 2232 Have you ever wondered how some 2016 design as we walk through the rules Greg Stobbe, Fresno Christian High School, high school students shoot really cool every good designer needs to know. Fresno, Calif. concert photos? Do you want to know how Plus see examples of good designs in books 1 p.m. Saturday, Elite 1 to get back stage at a large musical festival from around the country. or your small high school? How do you shoot Sandra Strall, Carlson High School, Gibraltar, LAW/ETHICS, GENERAL AUDIENCE when the lights are bright? Or when the lights Mich. are low? Learn how to shoot for print and The Right Angle: Morals and ethics Noon Saturday, Platinum 3 Drawing from his own experiences, online publications. entertainment commentator Ken Bryan Farley, Oakland, Calif., and Ina Herlihy, ONLINE McCoy discusses (sometimes in 2051 Scripps College, Claremont, Calif. Understanding CSS and HTML comic detail) the challenges of Noon Saturday, Marquis Northwest Wanting to learn Web programming morals and ethics in the “real world” on “real 2031 but not sure where to start? This very assignments,” but he encourages everyone to

JEA/NSPA 63 saturday never cross the line. to the best Worst Industries in the World: Ken McCoy, Ken McCoy Productions, Fresno, Journalism, Marketing and Advertising. If What is this box? u u u u 9876 Calif. you want to spend your days writing press 1 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C releases and designing animated GIFs, don’t It’s your chance to tell us come to this session. If you want to make what you think about the sessions GENERAL AUDIENCE your mark in the world and live according to you attend. Visit jea.org/eval on your Read me now! Attention-grabbing your own standards, then stop by for a few computer or Web-enabled mobile minutes so your adviser thinks you’re learning device, enter that code and provide headlines something. some feedback for each of the Headlines have always been Wes Mikel, Kansas City, Mo. 2056 events you attend. You’ll be able to important — but in the new media 1 p.m. Saturday, Orange County 2 age, a headline is sometimes the rank each session as well as provide only shot you have to get a reader hooked NEWSPAPER further input to help us improve our into your story. This session will give tips, upcoming conventions. tricks and ways to turn a phrase into headline Building structure 2076 gold for publications of all types. Learn how to create a structured Don Day, KTVB News Group, Boise, Idaho classroom and help build responsible staff members. Editors are encouraged to attend. 1 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER Zachary Knudson, Saint Francis High School, Science Journalism: Saint Francis, Minn. FEATURED SPEAKER, ONLINE Sexier than it sounds 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 Science journalism, perhaps the Using social media on deadline 2096 most under-appreciated genre in Participants will learn the value of using FEATURED SPEAKER, BROADCAST platforms such as Twitter and high school publications, is full Facebook to communicate with 2061 Radio: Yesterday, today of fascinating feature stories. Learn how to views and gather tips during and tomorrow expand and enrich your news coverage with stories that elicit “cool,” “no way” and “wow” breaking news events. A broadcast engineer will take the 2081 Robert Lopez, Los Angeles Times, audience back in time, giving a brief responses from readers of all ages, interests Los Angeles, Calif. radio history. He’ll fast-forward to and intellects. 1 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E the technology that drives radio today and Chris Holmes, Hazelwood West High School, look into the future of radio. Hazelwood, Mo. FEATURED SPEAKER, PHOTOGRAPHY Scott Mason, CBS Radio, Los Angeles, Calif. 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 8 Advocacy Photojournalism: 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 GENERAL AUDIENCE Alternative outlets for visual YEARBOOK Life Coaching 101 reporting Wow! I’m in the yearbook! Get in touch with your most 2066 Learn how to use the skills and If you want to sell books, these are the words powerful traits to play them or pull 2101 techniques of photojournalism to yearbook staffers want to hear. This them down. Gain insight into how work for nonprofit and non-governmental session offers design tips as well as 2242 you can build upon your strengths in order to organizations. solid ideas on how to cover as many become the best you can be, to get the job David Blumenkrantz, California State students as possible. of your dreams. This quick interactive session University, Northridge, Calif. Sandra Strall, Carlson High School, Gibraltar, will give you tools to move forward and 1 p.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest Mich. options for additional pursuits. 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 Marcia Meskiel-Macy, Balfour Yearbooks, BROADCAST Melbourne Beach, Fla. Painting with light (1.5 hours) ONLINE, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 9 Lighting is about more than just LIKED: What your Facebook making your shots look better. The 2237 says about you way you light a story can reinforce 2:30 p.m. How many times today have you a certain mood or emotion. This 2086 sent a text, checked Facebook ADVISING workshop be in two segments: a short or even tweeted? Studying your presentation on using natural light and Convention wrap-up digital habits gives you insight into more a longer one using a light kit and various JEA’s officers and executive director invite than your own life. Your audience has a lot of “found” light. Reflectors will be demonstrated advisers to attend this session to distractions; your challenge is rising above 2106 outside. discuss praises and concerns about them all. We’ll discuss how technology and Cyndy Green, Lodi, Calif. this and future conventions. social media mold attention spans, and what 1 p.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 Bob Bair, MJE, Blair High School, Blair, Neb.; you can do to stay ahead of it all. Kelly Furnas, CJE, Kansas State University, David Studinski, College Media Network, GENERAL AUDIENCE Manhattan, Kan.; Jack Kennedy, MJE, New York, N.Y. Colorado High School Press Association, Go Pro: The path to paycheck 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 4 Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Ann Visser, MJE, Pella How do to take your profound high Community High School, Pella, Iowa 2071 school experience and get on track 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Desert Springs

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BROADCAST, PHOTOGRAPHY NEWSPAPER Rich Connell and Robert Lopez, Los Angeles Lights, camera, ACTION! Breaking the news: Times, Los Angeles, Calif. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E This session is ideal for beginning 2111 Revising news angles and intermediate video production How can student publications really 2131 students. Students will cover the video print “breaking” news when an issue YEARBOOK production process from pre-production comes out often weeks after something Take a little off the top through the final stages of post production. happens? With Twitter and Facebook and You’ve laid the groundwork. Checked the The session will cover the basics of various other social media available, our ideas facts. Plugged in the quotes. Even 2151 video editing and packaging and allow of breaking news has to change. News has written the story. But you’re still opportunities for students to ask questions. to be adjusted to better suit the needs of our having a bad hair day and want to Attendees will be provided with suggestions audiences. In this workshop the speakers will hide. Time for a chop chop. A new cut and for resources and materials, ranging from low- discuss what news is, how it has changed and style. This session will inspire you to take budget options to higher-end projects. how writing should be adjusted. your stories — even the decent ones — from Nicholas Hunsaker, Orange Glen High School, Jessica DeStefano and Starr Sackstein, MJE, acceptable to spectacular. It’s just a matter of Escondido, Calif. World Journalism Prep School, Flushing, N.Y. finding the right words. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Elite 2 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom B Crystal Kazmierski, Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, Calif., and Susan Massy, YEARBOOK ONLINE Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Find your voice Staff management tools Shawnee, Kan. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 To tell the story of a whole year, you 2116 for the 21st century need a strong voice. Find out how Still communicating with sticky color, fonts and design style work together 2136 YEARBOOK, ADVISING notes and mail boxes? Does file to create that voice in your yearbook and sharing still mean swapping floppy How to build a constructive explore how to make them work together to disks or manila folders? Well, it’s time to yearbook manual give your book the voice you want it to have. step up to the 21st century (or at least the Advisers and students learn what Lynn Strause, East Lansing, Mich. 2156 20th!) and move your organization into more should be in a successful yearbook 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Elite 3 effective and efficient systems. This session manual and how to work together will introduce you to the state of the art in to build a liquid document to maintain BROADCAST online organizational management tools that consistency. The session will cover how to What is the ‘truth’ in broadcasting? student publications can use right now. organize the manual and how to come up “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth Vincent DeMiero, Mountlake Terrace High with mission and policy statements. and nothing but the truth” when School, Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Stephanie Casso, West Covina High School, reporting with video? Do you strictly 2247 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C West Covina, Calif. adhere to the Society of Professional 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Orange County 2 Journalists’ Code of Ethics by objectively LAW/ETHICS “seeking truth and providing a fair and Opening forums, GENERAL AUDIENCE comprehensive account of events and issues”? Teambuilding that fits your team If you think you do, perhaps you should think opening minds Getting a student publication Not all teambuilding works for every staff. again in this session guaranteed to challenge 2141 declared an “open forum” for student What works for one publication your beliefs about what the truth is. 2161 expression is the Holy Grail of the staff isn’t necessarily going to work Mike Riley, Cody High School, Cody, Wyo. First Amendment — it’s elusive, but it can be for all of them. This presentation is 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Gold Key I-II done, and the payoff for quality journalism designed around getting you to understand can be huge. Learn from a veteran adviser your team better so that you will know what GENERAL AUDIENCE who’s just secured forum status for her kinds of activities will best work for your Don’t cut that class! students’ paper, and the director and former intended audience. As budgets shrink, schools tighten their belts director of the SPLC, about how to make the Sandra Coyer, MJE, Puyallup High School, and begin eliminating courses. How strongest case for editorial freedom. Puyallup, Wash. 2126 do we convince our administrators Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 and district officials that journalism Arlington, Va.; Sue Gill, CJE, Stafford High classes are indispensable? Join one adviser School, Falmouth, Va., and Mark Goodman, YEARBOOK and her principal to discuss strategies for Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Finding your voice preserving your program during tough 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D Learn powerful strategies for developing a economic times. Don’t wait until the threat is strong visual and verbal voice so immediate, when it might be too late. FEATURED SPEAKER, ONLINE your yearbook content will sing for 2166 Michelle Balmeo, Monta Vista High School, the readers. From thorough analysis Cupertino, Calif., and Kate Jamentz, Fremont Using multimedia tools in investigations and pre-planning your stories to making Union High School District, Sunnyvale, Calif. sure you don’t “lower the bar” once the work Learn how investigative journalists 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A 2146 begins, there’s plenty you can do now to use videos, Flash presentations and begin work on an amazing volume for 2012. other interactive platforms to help Paul Ender, Palm Springs, Calif., and Tamra tell their stories.

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McCarthy, CJE, James Enochs High School, Modesto, Calif. Student Film Festival 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 Saturday night will feature a first-time student film festival from 9-11 p.m. Students were invited to submit 10- to 20-minute feature or documentary films, LAW/ETHICS, GENERAL AUDIENCE suitable for ages 13-18, for this event. A concession area will be available. Sensitive Issues: Keeping your At the end of the screenings, awards will go to the winning filmmakers as school and staff out of the media determined by the audience. “They did WHAT?” seems to be a 9-11 p.m. Saturday, Marquis Ballroom common question asked about 2171 school media lately. A feature article on teenage drug use. A girl wearing a tuxedo focus on vocal delivery skills. runs at high speed and stops for nothing for her senior yearbook portrait. Images from Judy Muller, University of Southern California, except maybe a follow-up interview or story- a hunting trip included in a student ad. So Los Angeles, Calif. idea brainstorming session. At this pace it is what is acceptable and what is not? Where 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 7 tough for students and advisers to evaluate is the line that you are not willing to cross? where they are, how far they’ve come and Who has the final say in the end? This session ONLINE where they want to go before the end of the will cover situations that have put schools in year. Consider putting on the “breaks” mid- the media spotlight and will help you start to Writing for the Web year with engaging, enriching, publication- Still shoveling whole articles and headlines form policies to protect your school. changing staff activities. unchanged from your print editions Carla Hansen, Herff Jones, San Jose, Calif., and Sue Skalicky, CJE, Century High School, straight onto your website? There’s 2191 Michele Paolini, Herff Jones, Cupertino, Calif. Bismarck, N.D. a better way. Learn how to package 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Suite 304 and repackage your stories for online readers. GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul Kandell, Palo Alto Senior High School, Palo Alto, Calif. Get the goods 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 8 How do you handle difficult sources? 2176 saturday How do you get your story done when you are missing pieces of the puzzle? GENERAL AUDIENCE In this session, attendees will participate in Sizzle and pop with & sunday a reporting simulation. They will put their a splash of color interview skills to the test to try and solve a Whether your publication has eight 2196 Award Ceremonies mystery that unfolds before them. They will pages or every page in dazzling, learn strategies for effective interviewing, vibrant colors, you need to know Two award presentations time management and will get a taste of how to strategically use this powerful tool. It will recognize students working under a high-pressure deadline. All can make your pages not only sizzle and pop, attendees should bring a pen, paper and their but also draw your readers into the heart of and their work. NSPA will thinking caps! your story’s message. Let’s take a look at some honor winners of Best of Jessica Young, CJE, Orange Glen High School, trendy examples and talk about some design Escondido, Calif. fundamentals incorporating color theory. Show, Pacemakers and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 4 Linda Ballew, CJE, Great Falls High School, individual awards at Great Falls, Mont. GENERAL AUDIENCE 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 9 3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday Muscular development 2181 in the Marquis Ballroom. Tips on taking your writing — ADVISING JEA will announce newspaper, yearbook, college entrance essay, Publication organization 101 whatever — from wussy to weapons-grade. Having trouble organizing your staff? Unsure winners of the Write-off Bobby Hawthorne, Austin, Texas of how to get your staff to work up competitions and National 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 6 to its full potential? Come to this 2201 session to find out how to effectively High School Journalist ONLINE, BROADCAST organize your yearbook or newspaper staff of the Year scholarship for maximum productivity. Teaching students to write recipients during the for the ear and eye Anastasia Harrison, Ponderosa High School, Parker, Colo., and Yvette Manculich, Powell In the digital age, skills once 2186 closing ceremony, 8:30- Middle School, Littleton, Colo. considered the purview of 11:30 a.m. Sunday in broadcasters have become mainstream 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas for all reporters. Award-winning broadcast Marquis Ballroom. JEA and journalist and USC Annenberg professor Judy ADVISING NSPA encourage everyone Muller will provide advisers with tips on how Putting on the breaks to convey those unique writing skills to their From the first day of school to the to celebrate all winners. high-school students. The session will also last a newspaper production class 2206

66 JEA/NSPA Speaker bios A-C

Logan Aimone, MJE, is executive director Orangevale, Calif. His students have garnered Estoque newspaper and El Estoque Online of the National Scholastic Press Association, many national awards, including several Gold at Monta Vista H.S. in Cupertino, Calif. Her the nation’s oldest and largest association Crowns and Pacemakers. JEANC named him students have earned several Crown and of student media organizations. Prior to Adviser of the Year in 1992, and JEA named Pacemaker awards, as well as individual joining NSPA, Aimone taught journalism at him a Distinguished Yearbook Adviser in and regional awards. She is a JEA Northern Wenatchee (Wash.) H.S. and advised The 2000. He is the 2006 National Yearbook California board member and contributor to Apple Leaf newspaper and Wa Wa yearbook, Adviser of the Year. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, JEADigitalMedia.org. 10 a.m. Friday, Grand both of which earned top national honors. Elite 3; 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis Northwest; Ballroom A; 11 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las He is a past DJNF Distinguished Adviser 11 a.m. Friday, Elite 2 Palmas; 2:30 p.m. Friday, Elite 2; 2:30 p.m. and Washington state journalism adviser Saturday, Grand Ballroom A of the year. He is co-author of the most Ellen Austin, CJE, teaches journalism at Palo recent editions of “High School Journalism,” Alto H.S., where she advises the Viking 64- Mary Barber has been the adviser of the and “Junior High Journalism.” 8 and 9 a.m. page sports magazine, which began in 2007. Pacemaker-winning Wayland Student Saturday, Platinum 6 She is the JEA Southwest Region director and Press Network since its inception four years chair of the SPLC advisory council steering ago. She is the technology specialist and Ann Akers, MJE, is Herff Jones Yearbooks’ committee. 7:15 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom journalism teacher at Wayland (Wash.) H.S. education specialist. Formerly NSPA’s B; 9 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 Noon Friday, Newport Beach associate director, Akers has done stints as journalism teacher/publications adviser and Judy Babb, a yearbook print consultant for Karen Barrett, MJE, advises Spokesman, yearbook rep. She was the 2005 recipient of Friesen Yearbooks, has taken more than 25 the student newspaper of Wheeling (Ill.) H.S. the Carl Towley Award, JEA’s highest honor, yearbook and newspaper staffs to the highest She received JEA’s Rising Star Award in 2006. and has been awarded CSPA’s Gold Key levels of achievement. Her staffs have won She is a member of the National Journalism and NSPA’s Pioneer Award. 9 and 10 a.m. Tops in Texas, CSPA Crowns and NSPA Pioneer Professional Learning Community and the Saturday, Platinum 5 awards. Her students have gone on to be JEA Scholastic Press Rights Commission. professional journalists, including those who 9 a.m. Thursday, Garden A, Sheraton Martha Akers advises the Saga yearbook have been on Pulitzer Prize-winning teams. staff at Loudoun Valley H.S. in Purcellville, She was named Texas Journalism Teacher Linda Barrington, MJE and NBCT, who Va. JEA’s 2005 National Yearbook Adviser of the Year and JEA Distinguished Yearbook advised a high school newspaper for 17 of the Year, she has advised for 30 years. Adviser and received CSPA’s Gold Key and years, is now layout and design adviser The Saga staff has received numerous Gold NSPA’s Pioneer Award. 9 a.m. Friday, Grand for the student newspaper at Mount Mary and Silver Crowns from CSPA, Pacemakers Ballroom E; 10 a.m. Friday, Marquis South College, where she teaches. Her new focus and Pacemaker Finalists from NSPA, and 25 is on teacher education and mentoring new consecutive Trophy Awards from VHSL. In Bob Bair, MJE, has taught English and teachers. She is JEA’s liaison to the NCTE 2008 she was inducted into VHSL’s Hall of journalism at Blair (Neb.) H.S. since 1973. He and is the president of the Kettle Moraine Fame, and she has been awarded VAJTA’s has advised both yearbook and newspaper Press Association. Barrington is co-chair of Lifetime Achievement Award. A member since 1974. JEA’s vice president, he also JEA’s Mentoring Program committee. She is of OIPA’s Yearbook Hall of Fame, she is a has served JEA as North Central/Region 3 the recipient of CSPA’s Gold Key Award and recipient of NSPA’s Pioneer Award and director and Nebraska state director. He is a NSPA’s Pioneer Award. 10 a.m. Friday, Grand SIPA’s Distinguished Service Award. 11 a.m. past president of the Nebraska High School Ballroom G-H-J; 9 a.m. Saturday, Elite 2; 10 Saturday, Orange County 2 Press Association and serves as NHSPA’s a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles communications director. Bair was the Lalo Alcaraz — See Featured Speakers. 2000 recipient of NSPA’s Pioneer Award and Eric Best — See Featured Speakers. 11 a.m. 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E received JEA’s Medal of Merit in 2005. 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis Northwest Friday; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Desert Springs Jack Appleby is a former editor-in-chief for James C. Black — See Featured Speakers. Hope International University’s Tribune in Linda Ballew has represented advisers 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E Fullerton, Calif., and editor/writer for Mind as the 2005 DJNF National High School Equals Blown (MEB), a music-review website. Journalism Teacher of the Year and JEA’s 2006 David Blumenkrantz — See Featured Noon Saturday, Elite 2 Distinguished Yearbook Adviser. She is JEA’s Speakers. 1 p.m. Saturday, Marquis South Montana director. Ballew works as a member Alyssa Armentrout is on her sixth year of the University of Montana’s Journalism Jane Blystone, Ph.D. and MJE, is JEA’s of advising the staff of MHS1 at McKinney Advisory Council, and she is also a member of Northeast regional director and a member (Texas) H.S. Her students travel to state and the MJEA’s Executive Board. At Great Falls H.S. of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission. national conventions wearing ugly sweaters in Montana, she advises the student staffs of She served as local chair for the JEA/NSPA they purchase at Goodwill. 10 a.m. Saturday, the award-winning Iniwa newspaper, Roundup Philadelphia convention. A past president Platinum 8 yearbook, interactive DVD and website. 8 a.m. and current board member of Pennsylvania and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 9 Scholastic Press Association, Blystone has Dan Austin advises the Rampages and received the JEA Medal of Merit and JEA the Casa Chronicle for Casa Roble H.S. in Michelle Balmeo, CJE, is the adviser of El Special Recognition Yearbook Adviser award.

70 JEA/NSPA CSPA has honored her with the Gold Key received CSPA Gold ratings and Quill and on layout and design, Photoshop techniques Award and the James F. Paschal Award. Scroll sweepstakes honors. Prior to advising, and effective editing. She has judged for Blystone directs the graduate program Briano worked in public relations for the CSPA and NSPA and has spoken at both in secondary education at Mercyhurst Socorro ISD and in advertising marketing at conventions. 9 and 10 a.m. Saturday, Orange College, Erie, Pa. She is still involved in public the El Paso Times. 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 County 3 education as a school board director. 7:15 a.m. Friday, San Diego; 10 a.m. Friday, Candis Brinegar is a former Texas yearbook Larisa Capodieci has been involved in the Suite 312 adviser at the high school and college levels. world of yearbooks since middle school. She Her staffs won a CSPA Gold Crown and other is a graduate of Saugus H.S. in Santa Clarita, Ron Bonadonna, CJE, advised a high school state and national awards. With 16 years of Calif., where her senior yearbook earned a newspaper for 25 years in New Jersey. He is scholastic journalism experience, Brinegar CSPA Gold Medal. From there she went to retired and serves as a JEA mentor for New now enjoys working with schools as a UC Davis, and in 2009 she started her dream Jersey. He is on the board of the Garden State yearbook sales representative for Walsworth job as a yearbook representative for Balfour Scholastic Press Association, where he served Publishing Co. 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 Yearbooks. Capodieci uses her knowledge of as president for six years. Bonadonna was technology, social media and design while also a JEA board member and sits on the JEA Scott Brittain is in his 10th year as principal working with yearbooks across the nation. Awards Committee. 9 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las of Gov. John R. Rogers H.S. in Puyallup, Wash. 11 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northeast Palmas; 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom B During the past 27 years he has served as an administrator in large comprehensive senior Deanne Carroll advises the Lion’s Roar Don Bott, DJNF Teacher of the Year for 2002, and junior high schools, where he has also yearbook staff at Christ Presbyterian Academy has advised publications since 1986. The taught science, leadership and remediation in Nashville, Tenn., where she teaches English Stagg Line, which he has advised since 1992, courses. He is also an adjunct instructor in as well. In recent years, the Lion’s Roar has has won six National Pacemakers and other education for Western Washington University won All-American, NSPA Best of Show, honors. Bott is an NSPA Pioneer and a JEA and serves as Washington State chair for the CSPA Gold Medalist and THSPA Best Overall Diversity Award winner. 11 a.m. and noon Northwest Accreditation Commission. 9 a.m. Yearbook. Her students have won many Friday, Grand Ballroom A Friday, Orange County 2 individual awards from Quill and Scroll and THSPA. 11 a.m. Friday, Orange County 1 Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE, established Deanne Brown has advised The the Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent Featherduster newsmagazine and taught Stephanie Casso is an English teacher and State University after 20 years of teaching and photojournalism at Westlake H.S. in Austin, yearbook adviser at West Covina (Calif.) H.S. advising in high schools. She runs workshops, Texas, for 23 years. Three of her students have Her staff, The Quest, has won the Walsworth teaches and directs the new statewide Ohio been named Texas High School Journalist of Publishing Gallery of Excellence Award and Scholastic Media Association. She is JEA the Year and National High School Journalist Excellence in Leadership Award. 2:30 p.m. Listserv manager, a past JEA president, a of the Year. The newsmagazine has been Saturday, Orange County 2 former DJNF Journalism Teacher of the Year recognized with Pacemakers, Gold and and a JEA Carl Towley Award winner. 10 a.m. Silver Crowns, Gold Stars and Best of Show Jill Chittum, CJE, teaches journalism and Friday, Grand Ballroom C; 11 a.m. Saturday, awards. Brown received the Edith Fox King advises publications at Blue Valley H.S. in Rancho Las Palmas in 2002, a TAJE Trailblazer Award in 2005 and Stilwell, Kan. She previously advised the is an officer in ATPI.11 a.m. Saturday, Grand yearbook and newspaper at Derby (Kan.) John Bowen, MJE is chair of JEA’s Scholastic Ballroom E H.S. She has also worked as a photographer Press Rights Commission and is assistant and photo editor at the Wichita Eagle. 8:30 director of the Center for Scholastic Jeff Browne is the executive director of a.m. Thursday, Platinum 8; 10 a.m. Saturday, Journalism at Kent State University. He has the Kansas Scholastic Press Association at Grand Ballroom A been a member of the SPLC board of directors the University of Kansas, where he teaches and a newspaper adviser and journalism/ multimedia reporting. Browne previously Tina Cleavelin is the Southwest creative social studies teacher at Lakewood (Ohio) served as the director of Student Media at accounts manager for Jostens Publishing. She H.S. He was a DJNF Journalism Teacher of Colorado State University, the director of the advised award-winning newspaper, yearbook the Year, a JEA Carl Towley Award winner, an Colorado High School Press Association and and photojournalism staffs for 14 years in NSPA Pioneer and CSPA Gold Key winner. as journalism adviser at Smoky Hill H.S. in Arizona and Oklahoma. While in Arizona, she He teaches law and ethics in Kent State’s Aurora, Colo. 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom B served as the fall convention director for the online master’s program. 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Arizona Interscholastic Press Association. Ballroom C; 8 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles; 10 Ava Butzu teaches yearbook and English She received the Friends of Journalism a.m. Saturday, Platinum 10 at Grand Blanc H.S. in Michigan. Of her 19 award from the New Mexico Scholastic Press years of teaching, the best 13 have been Association. 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis South Morgan Brewster is multimedia editor of The spent advising yearbook. She encourages her Mustang Express at Sunrise Mountain H.S. in Echo staff to strive for current and thorough Lauren Clodfelter advises student Peoria, Ariz. She says the First Amendment coverage and to focus on visual packaging publications at Jeffersonville (Ind.) H.S. She means freedom: “Freedom to express myself with powerful photography and meaningful received her bachelor’s degree in education anyway that I want, whether by speaking stories as the key to developing readership. and journalism at Indiana University, out in one of my classes, to writing about 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 Bloomington, and earned her master’s degree controversial topics in my articles, to in journalism in 2010. As an adviser for nearly practicing a religion which I believe in.” Noon Sheri Campbell taught and advised award- 10 years, she has judged, critiqued and Saturday, Platinum 1 winning yearbook publications for 14 years. analyzed publications at local and national Under her guidance, staffs earned CSPA Gold conventions. 8 a.m. Saturday, Grand Carlos Briano is in his fifth year as the Crowns, NSPA Pacemaker Finalists and All- Ballroom D journalism adviser at El Dorado H.S. in El Americans as well as Best of Show trophies. Paso, Texas. Last year their book, The Legend, Campbell is now an independent consultant

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Stephanie Coats is editor-in-chief of the Homestead H.S. in Cupertino, Calif. teaching high school in New York. She started Hope International University Tribune, 11 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas the yearbook program at her school and has sports reporter for HIU athletics and an been the adviser for the past three years. advancement-marketing intern. She is a Kathy Craghead, MJE and former adviser DeStefano has professional experience as an former opinion editor for the Tribune and is a at Mexico (Mo.) H.S., is now Newspapers In editor-in-chief of a local Long Island weekly writer for Gather Inc. Noon Saturday, Grand Education director for the Mexico Ledger. newspaper and has had her fiction published Ballroom B She is a former member of the JEA board in Carve Magazine. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, of directors, and a recipient of the NSPA Grand Ballroom B Rich Connell — See Featured Speakers. Pioneer, JEA Medal of Merit and JEA Lifetime 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E Achievement awards. She is the 2003 National Amy DeVault, CJE, teaches editing and Yearbook Adviser of the Year. 10 a.m. Friday, visual communication in The Elliott School of Russell Contreras is an immigration/minority Orange County 2 Communication at Wichita State University. affairs reporter at The Associated Press in She joined the faculty after nearly five years Boston. In addition to his reporting duties, Kathy Daly teaches at workshops and as a visual journalist at The Wichita Eagle. Contreras works as an online videographer conventions around the country. She also DeVault earned a Society of News Design and has trained staff in each of the AP New consults with Herff Jones Yearbooks. While award of excellence and helped The Eagle England bureaus on multimedia audio an adviser, her yearbooks at Overland H.S. win Kansas Press Association’s best front page editing. He also teaches journalism part time won CSPA Gold and Silver Crowns and NSPA award. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Platinum 8; 10 at Emerson College and is a board member Pacemakers. She has received a CSPA Gold a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A of the National Association of Hispanic Key and NSPA Pioneer Award. In 1998 she was Journalists. 10 a.m. Friday, Elite 2 selected JEA’s Yearbook Adviser of the year. Melissa Dixon is a senior English teacher She received the JEA Medal of Merit in 2000 in Birmingham, Ala. She has advised the Judi Coolidge retired after 35 years at Bay and its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. yearbook for 11 years and is a first-year H.S. in Ohio and now works in education and 11 a.m. Friday, Marquis Center and 9 and 10 newspaper adviser. She was the ASPA marketing for Balfour Yearbooks. The books a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northeast Journalism Adviser of the Year and Taylor she advised won NSPA Pacemakers, CSPA Publishing’s Alabama Adviser of the Year in Trendsetter and Crowns and a Publisher’s Don Day is the Internet sales and product 2009. 10 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles Industry Award. Coolidge received NSPA’s manager for KTVB-TV in Boise, Idaho. For 12 Pioneer Award, CSPA’s Gold Key and JEA years, he has been involved in the day-to- Julie E. Dodd, MJE, is a professor of National Yearbook Adviser of the Year. day operations of one of the nation’s most journalism at the University of Florida. She was inducted into the Great Lakes progressive websites. In 2010, Day won the She is the former director of the Florida Interscholastic Press Hall of Fame and the National Edward R. Murrow award for best Scholastic Press and the Kentucky High Scholastic Journalism Hall of Fame. newscast from the Radio Television Digital School Press associations and was a high 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 3; 11 a.m. Saturday, News Association. He serves on the advisory school journalism teacher and adviser in Platinum 6 committee for the Borah H.S. journalism two states. Dodd serves on the Quill and program in Boise and helps students build an Scroll board of trustees and is JEA’s scholastic Marc Cooper — See Featured Speakers. online presence for their newspaper. 1 p.m. press association liaison and co-chair of JEA’s 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E Saturday, Grand Ballroom D Mentoring Committee. 11 a.m. Friday, Elite 1; 9 a.m. Saturday, San Diego Michelle Coro, CJE, with experience in the real Vincent DeMiero, the president of WJEA, world of broadcast and print media, brings teaches and advises at Mountlake Terrace Mary Kay Downes, MJE, is a veteran adviser a wealth of knowledge to the classroom. (Wash.) H.S., where the student newspaper, of the Odyssey yearbook at Chantilly (Va.) H.S. She advises the yearbook, newspaper Hawkeye, and its student staff have won Because of the talent of her students, Odyssey and TV productions at Desert Vista H.S. in hundreds of awards. DeMiero is a member of has been recognized more than 20 times with Phoenix, Ariz. She has advised yearbook and the JEA Scholastic Press Rights Commission NSPA Pacemaker and CSPA Crown awards, 17 newspaper staffs at other schools in Arizona and served as the local chair for the 1998 JEA/ VHSL Trophy Class Awards, numerous Best and Missouri. 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis South; NSPA national convention in Seattle. DeMiero of Show placements, and is in the NSPA Hall 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A was twice named the WJEA Adviser of the of Fame. Downes was named JEA National Year, was a DJNF Distinguished Adviser and Yearbook Adviser of the Year in 2007. 10 a.m. Sandra Coyer, MJE, has been advising is an NSPA Pioneer Award recipient. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Marquis Northwest publications for more than a decade. She Saturday, Grand Ballroom C serves as the Washington Journalism Linda Drake, CJE, advises the award-winning Education Association vice president, advises Rhonda Dempsey teaches yearbook and yearbook and newspaper at Chase County the Viking Vanguard newspaper, and has photojournalism at Liberty (Mo.) H.S. She H.S. in Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Honors include taught Beginning Journalistic Writing and previously taught yearbook, journalism and National Yearbook Adviser of the Year, Special Editorial Leadership at the WJEA Summer electro-journalism at Raytown (Mo.) South Recognition and Distinguished adviser by JEA Camp. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 H.S. 9 and 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D and DJNF, KSPA Engel Award, and JEA Teacher Inspiration Award and Medal of Merit. Drake Erin Coyle advises the newspaper at Jessica DeStefano is in her third year of directs the Bethany Publications Workshop.

72 JEA/NSPA She was twice president of the Kansas Saturday, Platinum 2 Commission, and is the president of the Scholastic Press Association. She serves on CHSPA. She was an ASNE Fellow in 2005, a JEA the NSPA and JEA boards of directors. Barbara Erickson taught journalism for 33 Rising Star in 2008, and a JEA Distinguished 10 a.m. Friday, Elite 1; 11 a.m. Saturday, years, mostly at Jefferson H.S. in Rockford, Ill. Adviser in 2009. 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Desert Springs Erickson received KEMPA’s award for yearbook Ballroom C adviser of the year and JEA’s Lifetime Michele Dunaway, MJE, is a 2009 JEA Achievement Award in 2007. She is a JEA Travis Feil advises award-winning Medal of Merit recipient and a JEA Special mentor. 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J; publications at Sterling (Kan.) H.S. He has Recognition Yearbook Adviser. She advises 2:30 p.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas presented at numerous local, state and the award-winning yearbook, newspaper and national workshops and has served on the Web at Francis Howell H.S. in St. Charles, Mo. Paloma Esquivel — See Featured Speakers. Kansas Scholastic Press Association Executive 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 3; 10 a.m. 9 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest Board since 2007. Noon Friday, Elite 3 Saturday, Suite 315 Jody Evans advises broadcast at Hillcrest Nick Ferentinos helps conduct trainings Mitch Eden, CJE, is in his fifth year of H.S. in Tuscaloosa, Ala. 10 a.m. Saturday, Los for JEA’s mentor program. He worked as a teaching journalism students at Kirkwood Angeles mentor in the Silicon Valley New Teacher (Mo.) H.S. and his 15th year teaching. He Project and trained mentors for the New advises students who produce the Kirkwood Bryan Farley is a photographer, writer Teacher Center in California. Ferentinos Call newspaper, Pioneer yearbook and and educator. He is a frequent conference advised The Epitaph at Homestead H.S. in kirkwoodcall.com website. 10 a.m. Saturday, presenter. After working at Brooks Institute Cupertino, Calif. He served as president of Orange County 1 of Photography, Farley became a technology the CSPAA and received a Fulbright grant to consultant and photographer. He also writes teach New Zealand journalism educators. He Paul Ender was adviser to the American a blog advocating epilepsy research and has been awarded the Gold Key, the Murphy yearbook at Independence H.S. in San Jose, awareness. Noon Friday, Orange County 3; and O’Malley Awards from CSPA; the Pioneer Calif., for more than 25 years. A longtime noon Saturday, Marquis Northwest Award from NSPA; and the Medal of Merit special consultant for Herff Jones, Ender’s and the Lifetime Achievement Award from personal honors include JEA Yearbook Carrie Faust, MJE, advises the Summit JEA. DJNF named him the 1994 Journalism Adviser of the Year, Northern California yearbook and Express newspaper staffs at Teacher of the Year. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Suites Yearbook Adviser of the Year, CSPA Gold Smoky Hill H.S. in Aurora, Colo. Her staffs 304 and 312 Key, JEA Lifetime Achievement Award, NSPA have earned a CSPA Silver Crown, an NSPA Pioneer Award and OIPA National Scholastic Pacemaker, Gold Medalist and All-American Journalism Hall of Fame. His students’ books critiques, and many state and local awards. earned state and national awards. 9 and She is the Write-off co-chair for JEA, a 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 5; 2:30 p.m. member of the Scholastic Press Rights

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Brenda Field advises the Etruscan yearbook with a special focus on scholastic press law. Sue Gill, CJE, advises the Smoke Signal at Glenbrook South H.S. in Glenview, Ill. She has worked as a reporter and copy editor newspaper at Stafford H.S., Falmouth, Va. She In her 15 years of advising, her students’ at newspapers in Colorado, California and has been a journalism teacher for 44 years. publications have earned both state and Washington, D.C. Fromm has received the 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D national recognition, including NSPA Society of Professional Journalists Sunshine Pacemakers and CSPA Crowns. She serves on Award and the Colorado Press Association’s Lauren Gocken is a junior in secondary the board of the Northern Illinois Scholastic Friend of the First Amendment award. 9 a.m. education, with an emphasis in journalism Press Association and is a frequent workshop Friday, Orange County 1 and English, at Kansas State University. speaker and critique judge. 11 a.m. Saturday, She works as a guest writer and staff Platinum 9 Connie Fulkerson is administrative photographer for K-State’s daily newspaper. assistant, bookstore manager and magazine She also reports and shoots video for the Hannah Fikar is managing editor of the copy editor for the Journalism Education student television station. Noon Saturday, Commoner newsmagazine at Gov. John R. Association in Manhattan, Kan. She has Gold Key I-II Rogers H.S. in Puyallup, Wash., where she worked for JEA since 1988. Previously, has co-captained the girls swim team. Upon Fulkerson co-edited two weekly newspapers Mark Goodman is a professor and the Knight graduation she hopes to attend Georgetown in western Kansas, worked at a printing Chair in Scholastic Journalism in the School University to pursue a degree in pre-law. company in Nebraska and was production of Journalism and Mass Communication at 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 2 coordinator for Kansas State University Kent State University. Goodman, a lawyer, was Student Publications Inc. 10 a.m. Friday, executive director of the Student Press Law Beth Fitts, CJE, is director of the Mississippi Grand Ballroom G-H-J Center for more than 22 years. He speaks to Scholastic Press Association. She served dozens of groups of student journalists and as the 2003 DJNF National High School Kelly Furnas, CJE, is executive director of the journalism educators each year about the Journalism Teacher of the Year and was the national Journalism Education Association, as legal issues confronting the student press 2003 Mississippi Teacher of the Year Alternate. well as an assistant professor at Kansas State and importance of student press freedom. She received the NSPA Pioneer Award. She University and associate director of Student Goodman has received many awards for his was named an All-American Adviser by NSPA Publications Inc. Prior to arriving at K-State, work with the student press, including the and received the SIPA Distinguished Service he was the student media adviser at Virginia Carl Towley Award, JEA’s highest honor. Award. She is a JEA state director, is on the Tech. He has also worked at newspapers 9 a.m. Saturday, Suite 315; 2:30 p.m. SIPA executive board and is coordinator for in Las Vegas and Tallahassee, Fla. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D Mississippi summer journalism camps. Saturday, Desert Springs 2:30 p.m. Friday, Elite 3 Nicole Gordon advises the Epic, an award- Sid Garcia — See Featured Speakers. winning newspaper at Lynbrook H.S. in San Bill Flechtner, MJE, is a JEA mentor, an 9 a.m. Saturday, Marquis South Jose, Calif. 11 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas Oregon Journalism Teacher of the Year, a Lifetime Achievement recipient, a D.L. Garfinkle writes a humor column Brenda W. Gorsuch, MJE, advises the Medal of Merit recipient and a Dow Jones for the Orange County Register and is the newspaper and yearbook at West Henderson Distinguished Adviser. The newspaper he author of nine books for teens, including the H.S. in Hendersonville, N.C. The publications advised for 22 years is in the NSPA Hall of series “Supernatural Rubber Chicken” and have won CSPA Crowns and NSPA Fame. He is a teacher educator at Warner “The Band.” She has been a presenter at the Pacemakers. She is a past chair of the SIPA Pacific College in Portland, Ore.8:30 a.m. National Society of Children’s Book Writing executive committee and a past president Thursday, Suites 304 and 312; 9 a.m. Friday, and Illustrating, the International Reading of the NCSMA. She was a JEA Distinguished Newport Beach; 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Association, the National Conference for Yearbook Adviser and the 2004 DJNF National Ballroom G-H-J; 10 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles Teachers of English and the California Library High School Journalism Teacher of the Year. Association. She also has a law degree. Gorsuch is JEA’s Southeast regional director. Michael Fleeman — See Featured Speakers. 10 a.m. Saturday, Marquis South; 11 a.m. 7:15 a.m. Friday, Desert Springs; 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest Saturday, Grand Ballroom A Saturday, Grand Ballroom C

Dennis Foley has been a journalist since high Tom Gayda directs student media at North Cyndy Green has reinvented herself several school. He got his first internship in 1970 and Central H.S. in Indianapolis. He is the JEA times. From television news cameraman has been a reporter and editor for 35 years. Region 6 director and Scholastic Journalism to high school teacher to videojournalist He currently runs the high school and college Week chair. Gayda has been honored with and consultant, she has kept up with internship programs and is the newsroom awards such as the JEA Medal of Merit, DJNF technological changes in broadcast (and now recruiter and trainer for the Orange County Distinguished Adviser, Indiana High School Internet) news for the past 35 years. She most Register. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A Press Association Adviser of the Year and Ball recently taught broadcasting at McNair H.S. in State University Graduate of the Last Decade. Stockton, Calif., before retiring. Megan Fromm is the publications director 7:15 a.m. Friday, Newport Beach; 8 a.m. Noon and 1 p.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. She Saturday, San Diego; 10 and 11 a.m. advises the student newspaper and yearbook. Saturday, Elite 2 Fromm holds a Ph.D. in journalism studies,

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Kim Green, MJE, advises student media Saturday, Orange County 2; 10 and 11 a.m. part of Northern California’s Team Extreme. at Columbus (Ind.) North H.S., where Saturday, Elite 2 She is one of the four women known as her students produce award-winning The Yearbook Ladies. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, newsmagazine, yearbook and broadcast Jo Ann Hagood advised award-winning Platinum 3 programs. She is a 2006 DJNF Distinguished newspapers for 30 years. Active in the Adviser, a 2009 JEA Distinguished Yearbook Alabama Scholastic Press Advisers Charla Harris, CJE, advises the Hawk Adviser and a member of JEA’s Certification Association, she served as president and won yearbook, the Edge newspaper and the Commission. 11 a.m. Friday, Orange County the Adviser of the Year Award. Since retiring broadcast program at Pleasant Grove H.S. 3; 10 a.m. Saturday, Suite 304 in 2006, she has worked with the new adviser in Texarkana, Texas. Her staffs have won and yearbook staff at her former school. numerous Pacemaker and Crown awards. She Jennifer Greer is chair of the Journalism Hagood teaches English at a private academy, was named the Texas Max R. Haddick Teacher Department at the University of Alabama. She where she is helping students to create an of the Year in 2007 and has received the has worked professionally for newspapers online newspaper. 9 a.m. Saturday, Desert JEA Medal of Merit. She serves as a regional and online news outlets and teaches and Springs representative for the Texas Association of conducts research on diversity-related issues. Journalism Educators. 10 a.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. Saturday, Suite 312 H. L. Hall advised the newspaper and Platinum 2 yearbook at Kirkwood (Mo.) H.S. for 26 years. Peggy Gregory, CJE, is the language arts Both received Pacemaker and Gold Crown Erinn Harris teaches photojournalism and specialist for the Dysart Unified School Awards. Hall is a former DJNF Newspaper English and advises Techniques yearbook District. Previously, she taught English and Adviser of the Year, a former JEA Yearbook at Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science and journalism at Greenway H.S. in Phoenix for Adviser of the Year, a JEA Carl Towley Technology in Alexandria, Va. A yerd since the 35 years, where she founded the Demon recipient, a CSPA Gold Key winner, and he was age of 13, she has a passion for design, good Dispatch newspaper and Demonian the first recipient of JEA’s Teacher Inspiration writing and the visual/verbal connection. yearbook. Gregory has received the Award. He serves as an adjunct professor at Noon Friday, Orange County 2 DJNF Special Recognition Adviser and Kent State University, where he teaches an Distinguished Adviser awards, a CSPA Gold online class in media management. 10 a.m. Phillip L. Harris taught television production Key and the James F. Paschal Award. She Friday, Orange County 2; 11 a.m. Friday, for 34 years in Fairfax County, Va. As a serves on the JEA Mentoring committee. Newport Beach consultant, he has helped to design curricula 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Suites 304 and 312; 9 and build production facilities in several a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J John Hamer is president of the Washington states. His new high-school textbook, News Council, an independent forum for “Television Production and Broadcast Nora Guiney has been in sales for more media fairness that he co-founded in 1998. Journalism,” was published this spring. Harris than 24 years, and she enjoys sharing the He was associate editorial-page editor at has written more than 20 articles for School- techniques that have made her successful. The Seattle Times and previously associate Video-News.com online e-magazine. He has She works with many schools representing editor with Congressional Quarterly/Editorial made presentations at numerous workshops Walsworth Publishing Co. Guiney has Research Reports in Washington, D.C. After and conventions. 9 a.m. Friday, Suite 312; appeared on “Oprah,” “Live with Regis and leaving The Times, Hamer became senior 9, 10 and 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 7 Kelly” and “Good Morning America,” and she fellow at Discovery Institute and co-wrote will be sharing her life experiences. 11 a.m. “International Seattle: Creating a Globally Sara Harris — See Featured Speakers. Friday, Grand Ballroom D; 11 a.m. Saturday, Competitive Community.” He later became 9 a.m. Friday, Elite 3 Grand Ballroom D co-editor of CounterPoint, a monthly media-critique newsletter, and co-wrote Anastasia Harrison has been a yearbook Matthew Gutschenritter is the business the biweekly “Watchdogs” media column in adviser for five years and a newspaper adviser manager and administrative editor of the Seattle Weekly and Eastsideweek. 2:30 p.m. for two years at Ponderosa H.S. in Parker, Pacemaker-winning Wayland Student Press Friday, Grand Ballroom C Colo. Her 2008 yearbook, Eques, earned an Network. Noon Friday, Newport Beach NSPA All American. The newspaper’s website, Erica Hand is a first-year adviser for the themustangexpress.net, was nominated for Kathy Habiger, MJE, advises yearbook and Milwaukian at Milwaukie (Ore.) H.S. She has an Online Pacemaker at the 2009 Phoenix newspaper and teaches digital photography been teaching English for the past 12 years in Spring Convention. Her 2008 and 2009 and beginning journalism at Mill Valley H.S. Oregon and volunteered to be the newspaper yearbooks won first place in the CHSPA in Shawnee, Kan. Her students’ publications adviser for her school since no one was Sweepstakes in Colorado. The 2010 book was earn consistent Best of Show placings willing to take on this challenging role. a CSPA Crown Finalist. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, and All-American ratings and Pacemaker 10 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles Rancho Las Palmas honors. Habiger was local co-chair of the 2010 national convention in Kansas City and Carla Hansen is a Herff Jones yearbook Nancy Hastings, MJE, advised the award- serves on the executive board of the Kansas sales representative in San Jose, Calif. She winning Paragon yearbook and Crier Scholastic Press Association. She is president was an adviser for 16 years, leading her newspaper at Munster (Ind.) H.S. until her of the Journalism Educators of Metropolitan staffs to produce several award-winning recent retirement, which was short-lived. Kansas City. 11 a.m. Friday, Suite 312; 9 a.m. books, including a Pacemaker Finalist. She is The district asked her back this semester. A

76 JEA/NSPA former Yearbook Adviser of the Year, Hastings development focusing on creating innovative Jim Jordan is in his 29th year as yearbook is a frequent speaker at state and national tools and applications for both staff and adviser at Del Campo H.S. in Fair Oaks, Calif. conventions and summer workshops. She readers, among many other duties. He was a His students’ yearbooks have won consistent serves as JEA’s Indiana state director. 9 a.m. Web designer and consultant for El Salvador’s Gold Crown Awards (13) from CSPA and Saturday, Platinum 4 largest daily newspaper site, La Prensa Pacemaker Awards (15) from NSPA. In 1996 he Gráfica, Web producer for The San Francisco was named National Yearbook Adviser of the Janice Hatfield, CJE, advised literary Chronicle and online editor of The San Year by JEA. He also has been awarded the magazines for 15 years and newspapers for 10 Francisco Examiner. He is also on the online CSPA Gold Key, the NSPA Pioneer Award and years. Now retired, she serves as a JEA mentor board of directors for the National Association the JEA Medal of Merit. 9 a.m. Friday; and a member of Pennsylvania School Press of Hispanic Journalists. 10 a.m. Friday, Orange 8 a.m. Saturday, Marquis Northwest Association Executive Board. Noon Friday, County 1 Suite 312; 8 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom Paul B. Kandell, DJNF 2009 National G-H-J Jennifer Higgins has been teaching for 10 Journalism Teacher of the Year, reported for years, and advising newspaper for six years. Newsweek before becoming a high school Bobby Hawthorne is a writer, writing She is now teaching at the brand-new high journalism instructor in 1996. In addition to instructor and author of “The Radical Write,” school, Liberty (Mo.) North, in her district, and advising two journalism publications — Verde now in its third edition. In 2005, he retired is starting the newspaper program there. magazine and The Paly Voice from the University Interscholastic League, 9 and 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D (http://voice.paly.net) — at Palo Alto H.S., where he served as director of academics and he serves on the board of the Journalism director of journalism. In 2007, he received Chris Holmes teaches journalism at Education Association of Northern California. JEA’s Carl Towley Award and CSPA’s Charles Hazelwood West H.S. in St. Louis, Mo. In 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 8 R. O’Malley Award for Excellence in Teaching. addition to providing 10 years of instructional Hawthorne wrote “Longhorn Football: An strategies, Holmes shares his investigative Crystal Kazmierski teaches graphic design, Illustrated History” (2007), and he wrote the narratives on special education, mental illness yearbook and drama at Arrowhead Christian text for a landscape photo book, “Home Field” and crime, which include finding a homeless Academy in Redlands, Calif. Her students have (2010). 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis Center; 11 a.m. brother to interviewing a mentally ill earned CSPA Crowns and NSPA Pacemakers Saturday, Marquis South; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, murderer. In 2009, he was named the Missouri for Wings. She was the 2000 JEA National Platinum 6 Governor’s Council on Disability Teacher of Yearbook Adviser of the Year. She received the Year, and in 2010 he began participating CSPA’s Gold Key award in 2002 and NSPA’s Grant Heinlein is a photographer and in a science literacy project funded by the Pioneer award in 2007. 9 a.m. Saturday, designer at Shawnee Mission East H.S. in National Science Foundation. Noon and Grand Ballroom E; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Prairie Village, Kan. He has submerged himself 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 8 Orange County 1 in the world of creativity, constantly gaining inspiration from the world around him. 8 a.m. Anna Horton advises newspaper and literary Lori Keekley, MJE, advises at St. Louis Park Saturday, Grand Ballroom A magazine at Highland H.S. in Gilbert, Ariz. (Minn.) H.S. Previously she worked as the 10 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles director of contests and critiques at NSPA. The Ina Herlihy is the 2010 National High School Echo has been a Gold Crown and Pacemaker Journalist of the Year. She attends Scripps Joe Humphrey, MJE, is president of the recipient, and her students have won state College in Claremont, Calif., where she is news Florida Scholastic Press Association. He and national awards. Keekley is a DJNF editor of Voice, and a news photographer at teaches newspaper, yearbook and broadcast Distinguished Adviser and a member JEA’s Pomona College’s newspaper, The Student journalism at Hillsborough H.S. in Tampa, Fla. Scholastic Press Rights Committee. Life. Last year she was editor-in-chief of The Humphrey is a member of JEA’s Certification 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D Broadview newspaper at Convent of the Commission. 11 a.m. Friday, Suite 304 Sacred Heart H.S. in San Francisco. Herlihy Jack Kennedy, MJE, is JEA’s president obtained press passes to photograph and Nick Hunsaker works with the journalism and director of the Colorado High School interview the 2009 presidential candidates and yearbook programs at Orange Glen H.S. Press Association. He advised high school and received credentials for Barack Obama’s in Escondido, Calif. He is a graduate of Full publications for 30 years. He and his students inauguration. 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom Sail University and has worked in a variety have won a lot of awards, but let’s not rehash B; noon Saturday, Marquis Northwest of capacities in the film industry. Hunsaker’s the past. He likes to talk about what we all got projects have ranged from small-scale in the journalism business to do: tell stories. Michael Hernandez has taught broadcast production shorts to full-scale video and 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Palm East, Sheraton; journalism and video production for 10 years editing projects. He runs his own video 8 a.m. Friday, Orange County 1; 10 a.m. at Mira Costa H.S. in Manhattan Beach, Calif. editing and graphic design business. Saturday, Platinum 6; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, He earned his M.F.A. in film production from 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Elite 2 Desert Springs Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and his B.A. in communication from Santa Kate Jamentz is academic deputy Martin Kent — See Featured Speakers. Clara University. He is an Apple Distinguished superintendent of the Fremont Union High Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom E Educator. 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 7; School District, where she is proud to be 11 a.m. Saturday, Elite 1 associated with award-winning journalism programs at all five of the district’s high Robert Hernandez worked for The Seattle schools. Previously, Jamentz was program Times from 2002 until 2009, where he was director for professional and organizational promoted from news producer to senior learning at WestEd. She has published several news producer to director of development. books and articles on assessment and school He helped shape and execute the vision for reform. Her career includes experience the website and company, leading a team as both a teacher and principal. 2:30 p.m. of engineers and designers in research and Saturday, Grand Ballroom A

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Ellen Kersey, CJE, retired from Camarillo committee member. 8 a.m. Saturday, Before law school, LoMonte was an award- (Calif.) H.S. after teaching and advising Platinum 8 winning investigative journalist and political newspaper and yearbook for more than 30 columnist. 11 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C; years. She served for six years as president of Don Leonard, technical training specialist 10 a.m. Saturday, Marquis South; Southern California JEA, was JEA Southwest for Walsworth Publishing Co., has been in the 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A; 2:30 regional director and Awards Committee yearbook industry for more than 16 years. p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D co-chair. Now living in Salem, Ore., she is He is yearbook adviser for two schools and an adjunct English teacher and advises head of the PTO yearbook committee for his Robert Lopez — See Featured Speakers. the yearbook at Corban University. 8 a.m. children’s school district. Knowing Adobe 1 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom E Saturday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J; 9 a.m. products in general and InDesign specifically Saturday, Suite 312; 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand are his personal focus. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Gary Lundgren served as director of student Ballroom B Elite 1; 10 a.m. Saturday, Elite 1 publications and director of the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association during his nine John Cadiz Klemack — See Featured Janet Levin, MJE, has taught journalism her years at University of Arkansas. His staffs Speakers. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 1 entire career in education, starting in 1981. received several Gold Crown and Pacemaker She came to John Hersey H.S. in 1985, took Awards, and he received the CSPA Gold Key, Diana Klote, a senior in secondary education on the role of adviser of The Correspondent NSPA Pioneer Award, JEA Medal of Merit and with an emphasis in journalism and English at newspaper and remains in that position. was inducted into the Scholastic Journalism Kansas State University, is minoring in Spanish Levin is a workshop addict who spends parts Hall of Fame. Lundgren, a senior marketing and leadership. She reports and shoots video of her summers breathing in journalistic manager for Jostens, manages the company’s for the student television station. Previously, knowledge. In 2009, she received JEA’s Medal national educational offerings, including Diana worked for the Royal Purple yearbook of Merit and its Teacher Inspiration Award. publications, curriculum materials, online and DVD as people and copy editor. 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom B resources and Jostens Adviser University. Noon Saturday, Gold Key I-II 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 Gary Lindsay, MJE, teaches language arts Zachary Knudson is a senior at Saint Francis and journalism at Kennedy H.S. in Cedar Yvette Manculich has been a yearbook (Minn.) H.S. He is co-editor-in-chief of his high Rapids, Iowa. He advises the Torch newspaper adviser for seven years at Powell Middle school newspaper, The Crier. He serves as a and co-advises the yearbook. He formerly School in Littleton, Colo. The 2008 yearbook, JEA SPRC 45words Student Partner, a team advised the literary magazine. He also has The Prowl, won a Pacemaker and Best of of students reaching out to peers to support, taught summer journalism workshops for Show at the 2009 Phoenix Spring Convention. protect and spread awareness of the First Jostens Yearbooks and for the University of The 2009 book was nominated for a Amendment. Noon and 1 p.m. Saturday, Iowa. His staffs have earned numerous state Pacemaker. In 2010 book was a CSPA Crown Platinum 1 and national awards. Lindsay is JEA’s North Finalist. 9 a.m. and noon Saturday, Orange Central regional director, is a member of the County 4; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Rancho Las Konnie Krislock returned to education after National Journalism Professional Learning Palmas 26 years as a salesperson and area manager Community and is a JEA mentor. 7:15 a.m. with Herff Jones Yearbooks. For two years Friday, Rancho Las Palmas; 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aaron Manfull, MJE, is the JEA Digital Media she was the coordinator for the JACC spring Grand Ballroom G-H-J; 9 a.m. Saturday, chair coordinates JEADigitalMedia.org. He is convention and write-off in Fresno. She has Rancho Las Palmas adviser of the Excalibur yearbook, North Star been past SCJEA president and vice president, newsmagazine, FHNtoday TV and California Journalism High School Teacher of Kay Locey, CJE, is adviser to the Commoner FHNtoday.com at Francis Howell North H.S. the Year and NSPA Pioneer. Krislock is local newsmagazine at Gov. John R. Rogers H.S. in in St. Charles, Mo. He is a National Board co-chair for JEA’s 2011 Anaheim Convention. Puyallup, Wash., where she has also chaired Certified Teacher. 10 a.m. Friday, Grand She mentors five new high school advisers the English department. For more than 20 Ballroom A; 8 a.m. Saturday, Desert Springs; from Fresno to Escondido for JEA’s mentoring years she has been active in WJEA, currently 10 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 2 program. 10 a.m. Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday and serves on the WJEA board and teaches at the 1 p.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 WJEA Summer Workshop. She was honored as Scott Mason — See Featured Speakers. the 2008 WJEA Adviser of the Year, and most 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 Pete LeBlanc is in his 18th year of teaching recently she has joined the JEA Mentoring and 16th year advising publications. He Program. 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 2 Susan Massy advises the Lair yearbook advises the Titanium yearbook, The Titan and the Northwest Passage newspaper at Times newspaper and the Channel 5 Titan Frank LoMonte joined the Student Press Shawnee Mission Northwest H.S. in Kansas, TV News at Antelope (Calif.) H.S. 8:30 a.m. Law Center as executive director in 2008 where she teaches newspaper, yearbook and Thursday, Elite 2; 9 a.m. Friday, Marquis after practicing with the Atlanta-based photojournalism. Both publications have Northwest; 11 a.m. Friday, Elite 2 law firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan earned CSPA Crowns and NSPA Pacemakers. LLP. He was active in several volunteer Massy was honored as the 1999 JEA National Beth Lee is adviser of student publications legal organizations, including the Georgia Yearbook Adviser of the Year. 2:30 p.m. at Hope International University in Fullerton, Asylum and Immigration Network, which Saturday, Orange County 1 Calif. She is an Anaheim convention-planning named him volunteer of the year for 2007.

78 JEA/NSPA Kris Mateski has spent the past 12 years Mary Anne McCloud, former journalism and Association. He is the 2007 DJNF National honing her marketing skills in the areas photography instructor at Newton (Kan.) H.S. Journalism Teacher of the Year and 2008 of acquiring customers, building loyalty for 22 years, retired from teaching in 2005. Master Teacher of Ohio. He received a Gold and one-to-one marketing. In her role as McCloud received the Jackie Engel Award Key from CSPA. McGonnell speaks at state and a marketing supervisor with Walsworth in 1994 and was inducted into the Kansas national conventions and teaches at summer Yearbooks, Mateski is always looking for Scholastic Press Association Hall of Fame in workshops. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Orange County 2 new ways to help you see big sales increases 2006. She has taught summer journalism through efficient, effective and cutting-edge workshops and has served KSPA as an James E. McNay is a California-based tactics. 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 1 area representative, committee chair, vice teacher and writer. At Brooks Institute, he president and president. McCloud is a JEA was founding program director of the visual Steve Matson, MJE, taught newspaper and mentor. 9 a.m. Friday, Suite 315; 2:30 p.m. journalism program. Previously, he directed yearbook journalism for 22 years, and he Friday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J the photojournalism program at San Jose speaks regularly at national conventions State University. He was the first college and workshops. The newspaper his students Ken McCoy has been a global content instructor to receive the summer fellowship published received several national provider of photos, audio and commentary in the National Geographic photography Pacemakers, Gold Crowns and Best of Show to companies such as Today Fm-Ireland, department. He is a past president of the trophies and was inducted into the NSPA World Entertainment News, UPI, Newsweek, National Press Photographers Association. Hall of Fame. Matson has received JEA’s Us Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle and He writes for the Sports Shooter website to Medal of Merit, NSPA’s Pioneer Award, WJEA’s other global media for more than 20 years. help emerging photographers break into the Adviser of the Year, and his journalism staff His audio CD, “The Right Angle,” and e-book profession. Noon Friday, Orange County 3 manual received a JEA award for “Innovative are available nationwide. He also produces Instruction.” Matson is the local chair for the two radio shows weekly, “Ken McCoy Marcia Meskiel-Macy, a senior sales 2012 Seattle national journalism convention, Entertainment Report” and “Ken McCoy representative for Balfour Yearbooks, works and he serves as JEA’s Northwest/Region 1 Radio,” on iTunes. He has covered Red Carpet with staffs in Florida helping advisers build director. 7:15 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A; events, Oscars, Grammys, MTV and presidents programs that meet the needs of the schools 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A; 11 a.m. Ford, Clinton and Bush (father and son). and challenge the students. A speaker at Saturday, Platinum 4 1 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C major journalism conventions since 1982, she combines her journalism expertise with her Tamra McCarthy, CJE, teaches English and Jim McGonnell has been a newspaper communication savvy in a fun environment advises Wingspan, the yearbook publication adviser for 34 years. He advises the national that involves the total person. Meskiel-Macy from James Enochs H.S. in Modesto, Calif. Her award-winning newspaper, Blue & Gold, recently took on life coaching as a challenge, staff’s 2009 edition was awarded a Pacemaker 2AToday TV news program, The Vid video and it proves to be a good fit for yearbook and Gold Crown. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, yearbook and the blueandgoldtoday.org staffs.Noon and 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 9 Platinum 2 website at Findlay (Ohio) H.S. McGonnell is president the Ohio Scholastic Media

JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention Seattle

April 12-15, 2012 • Sheraton/Washington State Convention Center For more information: www.jea.org • nspa.studentpress.org

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Wes Mikel is an independent interactive Mark Murray serves as executive director consistently named the best large-school designer based in Kansas City. He manages of the Association of Texas Photography newspaper in Colorado by the Colorado High his own client base and partners with Instructors and as coordinator of Technology School Press Association. The Orange & Black agencies to create dynamic, interactive Systems for Arlington ISD. He also is an Adobe was inducted into the NSPA Hall of Fame in projects. In high school, he was a newspaper Education Leader. Murray is the recipient of 2003. 9 a.m. Friday, JEA Suite; 10 a.m. Friday, editor. In college, he worked for the NSPA’s Pioneer Award, CSPA’s Gold Key Award, Grand Ballroom A; 2:30 p.m. Friday, San newspaper, yearbook and website as a TAJE’s Trailblazer Award, JEA’s Medal of Merit Diego; 3:30 p.m. Elite 1; 7:30 a.m. Saturday, designer, photographer, writer, developer and ATPI’s Star of Texas. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, JEA Suite; 10 a.m. Saturday, Rancho Las and editor. Noon and 1 p.m. Saturday, Orange Elite 1; 10 a.m. Friday, Desert Springs; noon Palmas; 11 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles County 2 Friday, Orange County 3; 8 a.m. Saturday, Elite 1 Casey Nichols, CJE, advises Tonitrus yearbook James Miller is the department chair of the and The Flash newspaper at Rocklin (Calif.) award-winning communications/media arts Heather Nagel advises the Lion’s Roar H.S. During his 28 years’ teaching, Nichols magnet at duPont Manual H.S. in Louisville, yearbook staff and teaches Latin at Christ has advised award-winning publications and Ky. His broadcast class has won numerous Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, Tenn. has been a frequent speaker at conventions state awards for stories and documentaries. The Lion’s Roar has won All-American, NSPA and workshops. He is a recipient of the NSPA He also advises the multimedia class Best of Show, CSPA Gold Medalist and THSPA Pioneer Award, CSPA Gold Key, and JEA’s that produces manualredeye.com. 8 a.m. Best Overall Yearbook. Nagel’s students have National Yearbook Adviser of the Year and Saturday, Platinum 2 won many individual awards from Quill and Medal of Merit. He also was honored as a Scroll and THSPA. While she was a student at member of the Secondary Education Services Joe Mirando, MJE and Ph.D., is a professor Vanderbilt University, Nagel was co-founder Hall of Fame at Ball State. 9 a.m. Friday, at Southeastern Louisiana University in and editor-in-chief of the art and travel Marquis Northwest; 11 a.m. Friday, Marquis Hammond, La. He has worked as a reporter magazine Spoon. 11 a.m. Friday, Orange South; 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 6 and copy editor at four daily newspapers County 1 and as a high school journalism teacher and Sarah Nichols, MJE, advises student media school newspaper and yearbook adviser Andy Nelson is the R.M. Seaton Professional at Whitney H.S. in Rocklin, Calif., where her for five years. He now serves as supervisor Journalism chair at Kansas State University’s students have won state and national awards of a college program in journalism teacher A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass such as NSPA Pacemakers and CSPA Crowns. education. 10 a.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas Communication. Prior to his appointment Nichols is a member of the JEA Certification at Kansas State, Nelson was an independent and Scholastic Press Rights commissions Amy Morgan teaches journalism and advises photojournalist and multimedia producer as well as a liaison to the Student Partners the newspaper, yearbook and website at with more than 20 years’ experience covering program and the Northern California state Shawnee Mission West H.S. in Overland Park, humanitarian issues, world affairs, U.S. politics director. She is an NSPA Pioneer and former Kan. Both publications have been Pacemaker and the environment. He was most recently JEA Distinguished Adviser. Nichols is past finalists and have consistently placed in Best based in Bangkok, Thailand. Prior to moving president for the JEA of Northern California of Show. Morgan was the co-chair for the to Bangkok, Nelson was the Washington, D.C.- and a delegate for the California Journalism 2010 Kansas City convention and has served based staff photographer for The Christian Education Coalition. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, on the boards for KSPA and JEMKC. 11 a.m. Science Monitor from 1997 to 2008. 8:30 Platinum 9; 11 a.m. Friday, Marquis South, 9 Friday, Suite 312; 9 a.m. Saturday, Orange a.m. Thursday, Platinum 10; 8 a.m. Saturday, a.m. Saturday, Suite 304; 10 a.m. Saturday, County 2 Grand Ballroom E Platinum 2

Judy Muller, an Emmy Award-winning Zoë Newcomb is editor-in-chief of the Caty Niemela is editor-in-chief of the television correspondent and NPR Broadview at Convent of the Sacred Heart Commoner newsmagazine at Gov. John R. commentator, is an associate professor at the H.S. in San Francisco. Although she has won Rogers H.S. in Puyallup, Wash., where she USC Annenberg School for Communication numerous national and local journalism also serves as Honor Society president and is & Journalism. Previously, Muller worked for awards during her four years on staff, actively in involved in Key Club. She plans to ABC News and covered the 1992 Rodney King Newcomb sees her biggest accomplishment pursue a degree in English at the University of trial and ensuing riots, the 1994 Northridge as renegotiating her publication’s prior review Washington. 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 2 earthquake and the O.J. Simpson criminal policy with the school’s administration. She and civil trials, among other stories. As part is a member of 45words (JEA Scholastic Press Mark Novom is the yearbook and of a “Nightline” team, she received an Alfred Student Partners), which promotes First newspaper adviser at Brentwood School in I. duPont-Columbia University Award for Amendment rights. Noon Saturday, Platinum 1 Los Angeles and is particularly passionate coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots and about organization. His students use an an Emmy Award for coverage of the Simpson Mark Newton, MJE, the journalism teacher organization notebook as the yearbook bible. case. She is the author of a book about her at Mountain Vista H.S. in Highlands Ranch, In his first year, the Aerie yearbook won a experiences as a journalist titled “Now This — Colo., is the adviser of The Vista Vine Pacemaker from NSPA. He previously taught Radio, Television and the Real World.” Before newspaper and Aerie yearbook. He is the JEA English and theater for eight years. Noon joining ABC News, Muller was a CBS News Certification Commission chairman. While at Friday, Orange County 1; 9 a.m. Saturday, correspondent. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 7 Grand Junction H.S., The Orange & Black was Gold Key I-II

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Steve O’Donoghue taught journalism at yearbook and broadcast programs at Sierra and AP psychology and advises The Clan Fremont H.S. in Oakland, Calif., for 27 years. Middle School in Parker, Colo. The Sierra yearbook staff at McLean (Va.) H.S. The Clan He founded The Media Academy, a school- yearbook, The View, was a Pacemaker Special staff has been consistently recognized with within-a-school program built around Recognition book in 2009, and the program the Virginia High School League’s Trophy journalism that is now a small school. Long has had four student finalists in the NSPA Class Award and NSPA’s All-American Honors. involved with scholastic journalism issues, Picture of the Year awards since 2008. He In 2004 The Clan yearbook was inducted into he was the 1990 DJNF National High School is a member of JEA’s Middle School/Junior the NSPA Hall of Fame. Noon Friday, Orange Journalism Teacher of the Year, California High Commission. 9 a.m. and noon Saturday, County 2; 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom B State High School Journalism Teacher of the Orange County 4 Year, received the JEA Medal of Merit, the Fred Perrin, a former photographic adviser Pioneer Award from NSPA, and the Gold Key Liz Palmer, CJE, is the teacher of a new and senior professional photography and James F. Paschal Award from CSPA. multimedia class at duPont Manual specialist with Kodak, has his lithographs 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Palm West, Sheraton; H.S. in Louisville, KY. The class produces displayed in homes and offices throughout 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom A; and 8 a.m. manualredeye.com, which features articles, the world. They have been presented to 60 Saturday, Rancho Las Palmas podcasts, audio slideshows, blogs, videos world leaders by the U.S. government. A and more. She is the Gold Crown-winning designated Craftsman of Photographic Arts Lori Oglesbee-Petter, CJE, of McKinney adviser of the Crimson yearbook. She is JEA’s (CPA), Perrin has also contributed articles to (Texas) H.S., loves what she does every day Kentucky state director and won the James L. Photo Life and Communication: Journalism — work with amazing kids who exceed all Highland Media Adviser of the Year award. Education Today magazines. He is the general her expectations. The 2009 Yearbook Adviser 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2 manager for Friesen Yearbooks. of the Year will share any tips on advising, 10 and 11 a.m. Saturday, Gold Key I-II teaching, materials and coupons as she is Michele Paolini, a former English teacher the curriculum and development chair for and past San Diego JEA president, advised Wayna Polk, CJE, recently retired from JEA and the champion of the checkout line. the Torrey Pines H.S. yearbook for nine years Abilene (Texas) H.S. Her Flashlight yearbook 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J; Noon before moving to Northern California. She staffs won Silver Crowns and Pacemakers, Friday, Grand Ballroom D; 9 a.m. Saturday, now works for Herff Jones Yearbooks. SIPA All Southern and ILPC Gold and Silver Platinum 8; 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2; 11 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 Star awards. An NSPA Pioneer recipient, Polk a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J has received JEA’s Medal of Merit and been a Marie Parsons is a retired journalist and Distinguished Adviser and Special Recognition Leslie Orman is a yearbook and newspaper journalism educator. She is director emeritus Adviser in the YAOY competition. She is JEA adviser at Kickapoo H.S. in Springfield, Mo., of the Alabama Scholastic Press Association South Central Region director, the Scholarship and holds a master’s degree in education and the Multicultural Journalism Workshop at Committee chair and a member of the JEA and journalism. She has advised the national the University of Alabama. She serves as a JEA Awards Committee. 6 p.m. Thursday, Desert award-winning Prairie News, PNToday.com mentor. 9 a.m. Saturday, Desert Springs; Springs; 7:15 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C; and the Legend yearbook for the past three 11 a.m. Saturday, Suite 312 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom B years. Orman, a former editor of The Prairie News, served as a college editor-in-chief for the Mary Patrick, CJE, teaches and advises the Alissa Pollack is a senior at Shawnee Mission Drury Mirror and has worked as a professional yearbook at Maize South Middle School East H.S. in Prairie Village, Kan. She is the journalist. Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom C; in Wichita, Kan. The yearbook has won photo co-editor for the Hauberk yearbook. 11 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C numerous awards, including CSPA Crowns, She has been a photographer on the and NSPA Pacemakers, and it is a member of journalism staff for four years and has recently Geneva Overholser is director of the School the Journalism Hall of Fame. Patrick is a past started a photography business taking family of Journalism at the USC Annenberg School chair of the JEA Junior High/Middle School and senior portraits. 8 a.m. Saturday, Orange for Communication & Journalism. Previously, Commission and is the middle school liaison County 2 she held the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public for the Kansas Scholastic Press Association. Affairs Reporting for the Missouri School of 9 a.m., noon and 6:30 p.m. Friday, Orange Linda Puntney, MJE, retired in 2010 after Journalism, based in the school’s Washington County 4; 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2; 21 years as JEA executive director, assistant bureau. She was editor of The Des Moines 11 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 professor of journalism, director of Student Register from 1988 to 1995, leading the paper Publications and adviser of the Royal Purple to a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. She has Ann Peck is the newspaper adviser at yearbook at Kansas State University. Puntney been ombudsman of The Washington Post, Cupertino (Calif.) H.S. The Prospector won directed the summer Flint Hills Publications a member of the editorial board of The New fourth-place Best of Show in 2009 and 2010 Workshop, JEA Advisers Institute and York Times, a syndicated columnist for The and a Pacemaker Award in 2010. Peck has Yearbook Workshop and Idea Forum. Honors Washington Post Writers Group and a reporter been the journalism adviser at CHS for four include NSPA Pioneer Award, CSPA Gold Key for the Colorado Springs Sun. She served on years and has been teaching high school and Charles R. O’Malley Award and the JEA the Pulitzer Prize Board for nine years, the last English for 14 years. 11 a.m. Friday, Rancho Carl Towley Award, Medal of Merit, Lifetime year as chair. 11 a.m. Friday, Platinum Patio Las Palmas Achievement Award and Teacher Inspiration Award. 11 a.m. Friday, Marquis Center; Jed Palmer is in his eighth year advising the Meghan Percival teaches photojournalism 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 5

82 JEA/NSPA Sarah Rajewski is a junior at Kansas State created a newspaper program from scratch. Linda Shockley is deputy director of the Dow University majoring in print journalism and Being in a journalism middle/high school Jones News Fund. She is on the JEA Outreach secondary education. She has interned at presents a unique opportunity for students Academy instructional cadre. 8:30 a.m. the Wichita Eagle newspaper for two years to write and understand the importance of Thursday, Palm West, Sheraton and has worked at the Kansas State Collegian journalism in our evolving world. Sackstein throughout college. Noon Saturday, Grand also freelance writes in the field she teaches. Maggie Simmons is the online assistant Ballroom C She is JEA’s New York state director. editor of The Harbinger at Shawnee Mission 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom B East H.S. in Prairie Village, Kan. In addition Greg Reilly advises yearbook and newspaper to her design and multimedia work for The staffs at Harlem H.S. in Machesney Park, Ill. Lindsay Safe advises yearbook, newspaper Harbinger, she also does logo and Web design 10 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles and photography at Sunny Hills H.S. in for Kids of Change, a nonprofit organization. Fullerton, Calif. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Platinum 8 a.m. Saturday, Gold Key I-II Paul Restivo, CJE, has taught journalism and 8; 10 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom A language arts in Missouri and Kansas since Sue Skalicky, CJE, is a sixth-year English 10 2004. His students’ publications have been Greg Samples has degrees in business/ and journalism teacher at Century H.S. in recognized at the state and national level, journalism education, accounting and Bismarck, N.D. She advises the Century Star including in the All American critique and education. He spent decades in the journalism newsmagazine and Century Spirit yearbook Pacemaker competition. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, classroom publishing a weekly newspaper and teaches an introductory journalism 1 Garden A, Sheraton and several yearbooks. Now he is an industry class. In the past 23 years, Skalicky has worked expert and a print consultant for Friesen as a medical photographer, a section editor/ Mike Riley has an MFA in fiction writing from Yearbooks. 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom E writer/photographer of a weekly newspaper, a the University of Montana and has taught in leadership conference speaker and a freelance various places — prison, public schools, Indian Robert Scheer — See Featured Speakers. writer. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Suite 304 reservations, Pacific Islands, military bases, a 11 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 1 school for the deaf — and he values student Chase Snider is a national award-winning freedom of the press with a passion. He Kathy Schrier, MJE, is executive assistant convergent journalist from Springfield, teaches newspaper and television production for the Washington News Council and is Mo., who has been honored in categories classes at Cody (Wyo.) H.S. 8 a.m. Saturday, also executive director of the Washington ranging from Superior in Broadcast News to Elite 2; 2:30 p.m. Gold Key I-II Journalism Education Association. Besides a Pacemaker finalist for PNToday.com. He is being involved in journalism education, credentialed internationally by organizations Judy Robinson, CJE, is an assistant professor in a past life Schrier ran a small publishing such as the NFL, ESPN, NBA, MLB, PGA, WTT of journalism at the University of Florida. company, producing publications for a range and NASCAR and has done scholastic work As a former high school media and English of clients. For her work on student press rights with the White House, including being teacher she advised newspaper, yearbook, legislation she earned a JEA Medal of Merit in credentialed for the inauguration. Snider is photography and video production in 2007. She was named a NSPA Pioneer in 2008. editor-in-chief of PN Media at Kickapoo H.S. Canada. She creates and instructs on creating 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J; He plans to major in journalism and law. digital multimedia for both storytelling and 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom C Noon Friday, Grand Ballroom C; 11 a.m. education. Robinson has developed online Saturday, Grand Ballroom C courses for Poynter’s News U, University of Marilyn Scoggins advised the Hooker (Okla.) Florida and University of Central Florida. She is H.S. yearbook for 17 years. During that time Wendi Solinger, CJE, has been the adviser of a member of JEA’s mentoring committee. 8:30 her students earned top state honors from the award-winning El Saguaro yearbook at a.m. Thursday, Suites 304 and 312; OIPA as well as CSPA Gold and Silver Crowns Alice Vail Middle School in Tucson, Ariz., for the 11 a.m. Friday, Elite 1 and NSPA Pacemakers. She was twice her past 15 years. She has also advised two high district’s Teacher of the Year and is a CSPA school yearbooks and newspapers in her 26- Martha Rothwell advised the award-winning Gold Key recipient. Scoggins works for Balfour year career. She is a member of the JEA Junior newspaper at North Iredell H.S., Statesville, Yearbooks as education and marketing High/Middle School Commission. N.C. She has served as past president of the coordinator. She also edits Elements and 9 a.m. Friday, Orange County 4 North Carolina Scholastic Media Advisers Yearbook Yearbook. 9 a.m. Saturday, Association and currently serves on the Platinum 3; noon Saturday, Grand Ballroom A Ronna Sparks-Woodward, MJE, has been Executive and Finance committees of the teaching for 12 years along with advising the Southern Interscholastic Press Association. Mary Seal has been in love with journalism newspaper and yearbook. She is now teaching Rothwell, a JEA mentor, has received the JEA since the ninth grade when she joined her and starting the yearbook program at the Lifetime Achievement and NSPA Pioneer first journalism staff. Teaching beginning and brand-new high school, Liberty North, in her awards. 9 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom G-H-J; advanced journalism, broadcast journalism district. 9 and 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D 2:30 p.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas; 10 a.m. and yearbook for the past four years, at both Saturday, Desert Springs a junior (Lincoln Academy; The Lincoln Lore, Randy Stano, professor of practice, LATV and the Epiphany) and senior high journalism and visual journalism, at the Dave Ryan is the co-editor-in-chief and (Taylorsville H.S.; The Warrior Ledger), she University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., was webmaster of the Pacemaker-winning has a genuine love for the art of teaching the Knight Foundation Chair for the School of Wayland Student Press Network at Wayland journalism to teens. 9 a.m. Friday, Elite 1; Communication from 1995 to 2008. He was (Wash.) H.S. He has also worked at New noon Saturday, Grand Ballroom D director of editorial art and design for The England Cable News and Forrester Research Miami Herald, he has served on two Pulitzer in the fields of journalism and online video Vanessa Shelton is executive director of Quill Prize-winning teams and is the recipient of distribution. Noon Friday, Newport Beach and Scroll International Honor Society and commendations from the Society of News an adjunct assistant professor of journalism Design. Stano is a former high school adviser. Starr Sackstein, MJE, teaching at a at the University of Iowa. 11 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m. and noon Saturday, Grand Ballroom E journalism-themed school in Flushing, N.Y., Newport Beach

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Nora Stephens was in her second year of David Studinski is senior product manager Flintridge, Calif., where she also teaches teaching high school English in 1969 when she for College Media Network, which serves English and does public relations for the set up a journalism department at her school more than 500 college newspapers in the school. She was a business journalist for 20 using skills learned as a student journalist. United States. A former two-term editor- years prior to earning a master’s degree in After completing journalism certification in-chief at Ball State’s Daily News, he also print journalism from USC and beginning her requirements, she advised newspapers and served three years as president of the Indiana teaching career more than 15 years ago. yearbooks for nine years. She then advised Collegiate Press Association. Studinski is the 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom D a CSPA- and state-honored newspaper at recipient of numerous awards including an Huntsville (Ala.) H.S. Stephens served as ASPA online news story Pacemaker and honors Cindy Todd advises the El Paisano yearbook president and was twice named state Adviser in the inaugural UWIRE Top 100 College and teaches photojournalism at Westlake H.S. of the Year. Stephens recently retired after 35 Journalists list. 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 6; in Austin, Texas. Her students’ publications years in teaching. She is a JEA mentor. 9 a.m. noon and 1 p.m. Saturday, Platinum 4 have earned top awards from TAJE, ILPC, CSPA Saturday, Desert Springs and NSPA. Todd was named a Distinguished Katharine Swan, retired from 33 years of Yearbook Adviser by JEA and is a recipient Greg Stobbe has taught English for 19 years teaching in the San Francisco public schools, of the Edith Fox King and Max R. Haddick at Fresno (Calif.) Christian H.S., where he serves mentors new journalism teachers through Teacher of the Year awards. 11 a.m. Saturday, as publications adviser for The Feather Online, JEA. She and her students have won Gold Grand Ballroom E which earned a CSPA Gold Crown in 2010 Crowns and Pacemakers, as well as the Hugh and an NSPA Online Pacemaker in 2006, 2008 Hefner First Amendment Award. She was a Patricia Turley is a JEA mentor and national and 2010. The Feather was also an Online DJNF Special Recognition Adviser in 1997. Write-off co-chair. She recently retired from Pacemaker Finalist in 2007 and 2009. Stobbe 2:30 p.m. Friday, Rancho Las Palmas teaching at Junction City (Ore.) H.S. Her is a winner of the Lester Benz Memorial favorite day of the week is Tuesday, when she Scholarship from Quill and Scroll. 9 a.m. C. Dow Tate is the newspaper and yearbook teaches journalism skills to fourth-graders Friday, Elite 2; 1 p.m. Saturday, Elite 1 adviser for Shawnee Mission (Kan.) East H.S. at small, rural Territorial Elementary. They Tate was inducted into the National Scholastic publish the Territorial Tattler. 11 a.m. Friday, Sandra Strall teaches English and journalism Journalism Hall of Fame and was named the Grand Ballroom G-H-J at Carlson H.S. in Gibraltar, Mich., where she 1997 DJNF National Journalism Teacher of the advises the Ebb Tide yearbook. Ebb Tide Year. He is one of the authors of “Scholastic Lisa Van Etta, who has taught high school has earned Crowns from CSPA, Pacemakers Journalism.” Tate taught 14 years at Hillcrest journalism for 26 years, advises four from NSPA and was named to the NSPA H.S. in Dallas. He directs the Gloria Shields publications — two print, two online — in Yearbook Hall of Fame in 2006 and the MIPA All-American Publications Workshop. 11 a.m. addition to teaching broadcast journalism Hall of Fame in 2002. Strall was named a Saturday, Marquis Northwest for Cypress Falls H.S. in Houston, Texas. Three Distinguished Yearbook Adviser. She received of the past four Texas High Journalists of a CSPA Gold Key in 2009. Noon and 1 p.m. Mike Taylor is national accounts/education the Year were graduates of CFHS. Two of the Saturday, Platinum 3 manager for Balfour Yearbooks in Dallas. winners, Marcelino and Alex Benito, went Previously, he taught yearbook, newspaper on to win the title of National High School Lynn Strause advised 30 yearbooks before and television production at Lecanto H.S. Journalist of the Year and the third, Kendall retiring in 2007. She advised the East Lansing for 13 years. His staffs earned Crowns and Popelsky, placed in the top five at nationals. (Mich.) H.S. Ceniad for her last 13 years. Pacemaker awards and multiple All-Florida 10 a.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom B Ceniad won 13 consecutive Spartan Awards ratings for the broadcast and yearbook from MIPA, Gold and Silver Crowns from CSPA programs. He was convention co-chair, vice Natasha Vargas-Cooper — See Featured and Pacemakers from NSPA. She was MIPA’s president and president of Florida Scholastic Speakers. Noon Friday, Elite 2 Adviser of the Year in 2000 and was named Press Association. He received the FSPA Gold JEA National Yearbook Adviser of the Year in Medallion and JEA Medal of Merit. 11 a.m. Ann Visser, MJE, has been advising yearbook 2001. Other honors include a CSPA Gold Key, Friday, Orange County 2; 11 a.m. Saturday, and newspaper at Pella (Iowa) Community an NSPA Pioneer Award and a JEA Lifetime Marquis Northeast H.S. for the past 26 years. She is JEA’s past Achievement Award. She works as a yearbook president/convention consultant. She is also a consultant and serves on the MIPA board. Eric Thomas, MJE, advises newspaper, past president of the Iowa High School Press 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Elite 3 yearbook and online news at St. Teresa’s Association. 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Marquis Academy, a private Catholic high school in Center; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Desert Springs Jim Streisel, MJE, is the HiLite newspaper and Kansas City, Mo. In 2008 Thomas was named website adviser at Carmel (Ind.) H.S. He has Missouri Journalism Teacher of the Year. Karen Wagner has been teaching journalism written two books: “High School Journalism: The staff of Dart News Online won a 2010 and advising the school newspaper for A Practical Guide” (June 2007) and “Scholastic Pacemaker. 9 and 10 a.m. Saturday, five years. This year, she advises the school Web Journalism: Connecting with Readers in Platinum 9 yearbook at Eaglecrest H.S. in Centennial, a Digital World” (e-book, 2009). Colo. Wagner has served on the Colorado High 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Garden A, Sheraton; Karen Thompson advises the newspaper, School Press Association board since 2006 and 10 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 4 yearbook and literary magazine at Flintridge currently is the vice president. This spring, she Sacred Heart Academy in La Canada was recognized as one of JEA’s 2011 Rising

84 JEA/NSPA Stars. 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand Ballroom C award-winning weekly newspaper following East H.S. in Prairie Village, Kan. She is the college and interned for the “CBS Evening photography co-editor of the Hauberk Lizabeth Walsh, MJE, advises the Re-Wa-Ne News” during the Oklahoma City bombing. A yearbook. 8 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 2 yearbook at Reno (Nev.) H.S. She has taught former adviser, Williams has been involved in and advised for 18 years. Her staffs have several curriculum projects at Jostens. Mitch Ziegler, CJE, advises the Pilot yearbook earned All-Columbian Honors and Gold 9 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 2; 11 a.m. Saturday, and the High Tide newspaper at Redondo Medals in CSPA evaluations as well as Marks Platinum 9 Union H.S. in Redondo Beach, Calif. During of Distinction, First Place and All-American his 21 years both publications have received ratings in NSPA evaluations. She is a member Bradley Wilson, CJE, is the editor of the Crowns and Pacemakers. He is a 2007 JEA of the JEA Certification and Curriculum Journalism Education Association magazine. Special Recognition Adviser, 2010 JEA commissions, a teacher at yearbook camps As an active college media adviser in Distinguished Adviser, JEA state director for and a publications judge. 9 and 10 a.m. North Carolina, he advises everything from Southern California, and a past president for Friday, Suite 304 yearbook to a daily newspaper and about Southern California JEA. 10 a.m. Saturday, 40 student photographers. He has been Platinum 2 Austin Ward has spent four years on the staff recognized by top honors from JEA, NSPA of The Feather Online, the daily publication and the Association of Texas Photography Bretton Zinger, MJE, teaches journalism of Fresno (Calif.) Christian H.S. He now leads Instructors. You can find him on online and and film at Chantilly (Va.) H.S. He also advises the 30-member staff as editor-in-chief. During on Twitter and Facebook with various forms the newspaper (The Purple Tide), literary his tenure, The Feather has won a CSPA Silver of instructional materials. 9 a.m. Friday, San magazine (Andromeda) and broadcast (The Crown, a CSPA Gold Crown, and two NSPA Diego; 10 and 11 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 Knightly News). His publications have been Online Pacemakers. The Feather has also been Pacemaker finalists and Crown winners, and an Online Pacemaker Finalist every year that Brian Wilson, CJE, is the adviser of Kismet he teaches every summer at CSPA’s summer Ward has been on staff. 9 a.m. Friday, Elite 2 and The Murmur, the yearbook and workshop. He has also taught photography, newspaper at Kettering H.S. in Waterford, gone to film school and freelanced in film and Carmen Wendt, MJE, has been a teacher and Mich. Wilson serves as JEA’s NCTE liaison and video production. 8 a.m. Saturday, Platinum 3 adviser more than 30 years, advising both as Michigan’s JEA state director. He is the yearbook and newspaper staffs. She was a second vice president and a former president Stan Zoller, MJE, teaches journalism and member of the Phoenix local committee, of the Michigan Interscholastic Press advises The Pacer, the school newspaper at is JEA Arizona state director and is in the Association. In 2009, he was awarded the Rolling Meadows (Ill.) H.S. A former journalist, Arizona Adviser Hall of Fame. 10 a.m. Friday, Golden Pen, which is given to Michigan’s top Zoller is a 2010 DJNF Special Recognition Newport Beach; 9 a.m. Saturday, Grand publication adviser. 8 a.m. Saturday, Orange Adviser. He is also vice president of the Ballroom G-H-J County 1 Illinois Journalism Education Association and vice president of the Kettle Moraine Anita Marie Wertz, MJE and JEA’s Junior Chase Wofford, The Sidekick newspaper Press Association. Zoller is also a member of High/Middle School Commission chair, adviser, is in his sixth year at Coppell (Texas) JEA’s Multicultural Commission and a 2003 advises The Myth yearbook and The Oracle H.S. A former sports reporter, Wofford has ASNE Fellow. Zoller received KEMPA’s Hall newspaper at Cesar Chavez H.S. in Stockton, worked with The Dallas Morning News, of Fame Award in 2009. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Calif. Wertz has been teaching yearbook for Arlington Morning News and other Dallas- Palm West, Sheraton; 9 a.m. Friday, Grand 19 years, newspaper for 14. 9 a.m., area newspapers. The Sidekick’s online Ballroom A; 10 a.m. Friday, Suite 315; noon 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday, edition won Best Website in 2009 at The Friday, Grand Ballroom B Orange County 4; 8 a.m. Saturday, Suite 312; Dallas Morning News High School Journalism 10 and 11 a.m. Saturday, Orange County 4 Day. The newspaper and its online edition Nancy Zubiri is a veteran journalism teacher have received awards from NSPA, ILPC, at Venice (Calif.) H.S. in Los Angeles and a Alissa Ofelia Wertz is a studio photographer CSPA and The Dallas Morning News. 10 a.m. former journalist at several California papers. for Prestige Portraits by Lifetouch. She is a Saturday, Grand Ballroom C 11 a.m. Saturday, Suite 304 graduate of Northwest College in Powell, Wyo., with a degree in photographic Tim Yorke teaches journalism, Kathleen D. Zwiebel, CJE, was the 1998 DJNF communications. In middle school she was photojournalism, newspaper, AP English National High School Journalism Teacher editor of the yearbook. In high school she Language and Composition and advises The of the Year. She advised five publications was the design editor and photographer for Journey yearbook at Heritage H.S. in Loudoun at Pottsville (Pa.) Area High School. She has the school yearbook and photo editor for County, Va. The Journey has consistently won received numerous awards including CSPA the school newspaper. 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. awards from NSPA, CSPA and VHSL. 2:30 p.m. Gold Key and Diamond Jubilee, Charles R. Friday, Orange County 4 Friday, Grand Ballroom B O’Malley and Col. Joseph M. Murphy awards; NSPA Pioneer Award and JEA Medal of Merit. Kelly Wilkerson worked for 20 years as a Jessica Young, CJE, started her journalism Zwiebel was named Pennsylvania Journalism professional writer (CNN, union newsletters, career on her middle school yearbook staff. Teacher of the Year by the Pennsylvania corporate public relations, magazine critic) She was later an editor for her high school School Press Association. She serves as before finding out what she really wanted newspaper and yearbook. She graduated chairwoman of the Judging Standards to do for a living. She now advises the Davis from San Diego State University, where she Committee of the CSPAA and is a JEA mentor. (Calif.) Senior H.S. newspaper, website majored in journalism and anthropology. She 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom D and news radio program. 8 a.m. Saturday, teaches and advises The Musket newspaper Platinum 4 and Torch yearbook at Orange Glen H.S. in Escondido, Calif. Noon Friday, Suite 304; Shannon Williams works as a creative 10 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles; 2:30 p.m. accounts manager for Jostens. He served as Saturday, Platinum 4 a high school and college yearbook editor for award-winning publications, managed an Andrea Zecy is a senior at Shawnee Mission

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